M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 2, 1985, 2:08 AM GMT-12 (14:08 UTC), 622 km (386 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1985-09-02 14:08:41 UTC
- Depth
- 621.6 km (386.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.841° S, 179.233° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 626 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 550 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14985 days ago · 550 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14943 days ago · 540 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 5.1Fiji region · 14999 days ago · 619 km deep · 93 km away
- 6.6Fiji region · 14999 days ago · 625 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 15007 days ago · 604 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15009 days ago · 633 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15024 days ago · 576 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jce. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.