M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 2:01 PM GMT+13 (01:01 UTC), 399 km (248 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-05 01:01:34 UTC
- Depth
- 399.3 km (248.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.076° S, 177.371° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 15148 days ago · 572 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15134 days ago · 495 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 15118 days ago · 447 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cf0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.