M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 4, 1985, 6:11 AM GMT+13 (17:11 UTC), 447 km (278 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-03 17:11:50 UTC
- Depth
- 447.3 km (277.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.002° S, 177.570° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 15115 days ago · 545 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15111 days ago · 649 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15087 days ago · 632 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eeb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.