M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 4, 1985, 12:49 AM GMT+12 (12:49 UTC), 645 km (401 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-03 12:49:55 UTC
- Depth
- 644.9 km (400.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.601° S, 179.313° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 626 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 14988 days ago · 621 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14986 days ago · 657 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.2277 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 14945 days ago · 686 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.5281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 14945 days ago · 700 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14943 days ago · 540 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 5.1Fiji region · 14999 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away
- 6.6Fiji region · 14999 days ago · 625 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 625 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 626 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15003 days ago · 634 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15004 days ago · 586 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15009 days ago · 633 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15024 days ago · 570 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jd0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.