M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 3, 1985, 10:56 AM GMT-12 (22:56 UTC), 480 km (298 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 south of the Fiji Islands. 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 22:56:40 UTC
- Depth
- 480.0 km (298.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.680° S, 179.590° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 15101 days ago · 590 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15078 days ago · 626 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15066 days ago · 631 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15064 days ago · 602 km deep · 60 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eep. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.