M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Feb 4, 1985, 7:12 PM GMT+13 (06:12 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-04 06:12:33 UTC
- Depth
- 560.0 km (348.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.544° S, 178.421° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15208 days ago · 554 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15175 days ago · 641 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.9Fiji region · 15171 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 4.5Fiji region · 15211 days ago · 559 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15212 days ago · 591 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 15214 days ago · 629 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15216 days ago · 615 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15219 days ago · 549 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15223 days ago · 401 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15231 days ago · 531 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15235 days ago · 662 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15238 days ago · 581 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15239 days ago · 574 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bmb. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.