M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 28, 1985, 2:31 PM GMT+13 (01:31 UTC), 547 km (340 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-28 01:31:35 UTC
- Depth
- 546.8 km (339.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.492° S, 178.028° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 15092 days ago · 545 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.8268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15092 days ago · 517 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 15053 days ago · 610 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15050 days ago · 610 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15047 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15041 days ago · 474 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15034 days ago · 656 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f8r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.