M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 29, 1985, 5:12 AM GMT+13 (16:12 UTC), 545 km (339 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-28 16:12:03 UTC
- Depth
- 544.9 km (338.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.452° S, 178.045° 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 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15091 days ago · 517 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 15052 days ago · 610 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15049 days ago · 610 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15046 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15040 days ago · 474 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15033 days ago · 656 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f9e. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.