M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 10, 1985, 12:08 AM GMT+13 (11:08 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-09 11:08:48 UTC
- Depth
- 609.6 km (378.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.679° S, 178.112° 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 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 15044 days ago · 446 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.3280 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15044 days ago · 577 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15041 days ago · 474 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15034 days ago · 656 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15028 days ago · 440 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.6Fiji region · 15023 days ago · 607 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 15021 days ago · 626 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15015 days ago · 632 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15010 days ago · 385 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 15008 days ago · 399 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gmx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.