Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 23, 1985, 8:11 AM GMT-12 (20:11 UTC), 631 km (392 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-06-23 20:11:50 UTC
Depth
630.9 km (392.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.294° S, 179.406° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 15064 days ago · 602 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 15052 days ago · 610 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 15024 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 15024 days ago · 570 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 15009 days ago · 633 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 15008 days ago · 604 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 15078 days ago · 626 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 15095 days ago · 549 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g3e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.