Fiji earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 9, 1985, 11:46 AM GMT+13 (22:46 UTC), 621 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-09-08 22:46:05 UTC
Depth
620.7 km (385.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.959° S, 178.938° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14988 days ago · 493 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 14986 days ago · 657 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 14986 days ago · 550 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.2277 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 14945 days ago · 686 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.5281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 14945 days ago · 700 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 14944 days ago · 540 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 550 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 14992 days ago · 626 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 14994 days ago · 645 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 15000 days ago · 619 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 6.6Fiji region · 15000 days ago · 625 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 625 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 15002 days ago · 626 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 15003 days ago · 634 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 15005 days ago · 586 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 15009 days ago · 633 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jj7 (also filed as gcmtb090885a, gcmt19850908224607, iscgem515369). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.