M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jun 26, 1985, 1:29 AM GMT+13 (12:29 UTC), 602 km (374 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-25 12:29:19 UTC
- Depth
- 602.3 km (374.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.524° S, 179.033° 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 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 15059 days ago · 610 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15054 days ago · 584 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15036 days ago · 481 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15031 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15031 days ago · 570 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15016 days ago · 633 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 15015 days ago · 604 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15012 days ago · 586 km deep · 78 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g4y. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.