Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 5, 1985, 6:53 AM GMT+13 (17:53 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-08-04 17:53:38 UTC
Depth
569.8 km (354.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.817° S, 178.710° 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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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6Fiji region · 15022 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 15009 days ago · 633 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 15005 days ago · 586 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 15003 days ago · 634 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 626 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 625 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 6.6Fiji region · 15000 days ago · 625 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.1Fiji region · 15000 days ago · 619 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 14994 days ago · 645 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 626 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 5.2Fiji region · 14989 days ago · 621 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 5.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14987 days ago · 493 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 14986 days ago · 657 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 14985 days ago · 550 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 15024 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 15029 days ago · 481 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 15034 days ago · 656 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.8283 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 15038 days ago · 677 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.4295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 15038 days ago · 590 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 15047 days ago · 584 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 15052 days ago · 610 km deep · 1 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hcm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.