M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 26, 1985, 8:01 AM GMT+13 (19:01 UTC), 634 km (394 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-25 19:01:35 UTC
- Depth
- 633.6 km (393.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.907° S, 178.835° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 626 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 625 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.6Fiji region · 15000 days ago · 625 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15000 days ago · 619 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14994 days ago · 645 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 626 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 14989 days ago · 621 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14987 days ago · 493 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14986 days ago · 657 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14985 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.2277 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 14945 days ago · 686 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.5281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 14945 days ago · 700 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14943 days ago · 540 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j50. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.