Fiji earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 9, 1985, 5:09 PM GMT-12 (05:09 UTC), 641 km (398 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-10 05:09:11 UTC
Depth
640.9 km (398.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.090° S, 179.168° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 15148 days ago · 636 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 15134 days ago · 546 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 15117 days ago · 635 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 15116 days ago · 480 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cp2 (also filed as iscgem529684). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.