M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 3, 1985, 7:13 PM GMT+12 (07:13 UTC), 635 km (395 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-03 07:13:21 UTC
- Depth
- 635.2 km (394.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.971° S, 179.227° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 15123 days ago · 480 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15102 days ago · 549 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15084 days ago · 626 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15072 days ago · 631 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15071 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002edr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.