M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 26, 1985, 3:24 AM GMT+13 (14:24 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-25 14:24:35 UTC
- Depth
- 548.5 km (340.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.919° S, 178.776° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 15092 days ago · 547 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15091 days ago · 545 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15077 days ago · 626 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15065 days ago · 631 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15064 days ago · 602 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 15052 days ago · 610 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15046 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.4295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 15038 days ago · 590 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.8283 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 15037 days ago · 677 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f68. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.