M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 1, 1985, 10:13 PM GMT+12 (10:13 UTC), 440 km (273 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-01 10:13:53 UTC
- Depth
- 439.6 km (273.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.914° S, 178.032° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 15029 days ago · 626 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15023 days ago · 632 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15018 days ago · 385 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 15016 days ago · 399 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14981 days ago · 580 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15036 days ago · 599 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15038 days ago · 508 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.3280 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15052 days ago · 577 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15052 days ago · 446 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15059 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002h9u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.