Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 11, 1985, 5:02 AM GMT-12 (17:02 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-06-11 17:02:59 UTC
Depth
625.8 km (388.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.348° S, 179.385° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 15065 days ago · 631 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 15064 days ago · 602 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 15052 days ago · 610 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 15024 days ago · 576 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 15023 days ago · 570 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 15095 days ago · 549 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 15101 days ago · 590 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002frk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.