Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 12, 1985, 3:07 PM GMT+13 (02:07 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-09-12 02:07:28 UTC
Depth
550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.453° S, 178.763° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 14943 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 14941 days ago · 399 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 14939 days ago · 422 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.9280 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14935 days ago · 387 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 14928 days ago · 619 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 14928 days ago · 687 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 14985 days ago · 657 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14987 days ago · 493 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 14988 days ago · 621 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 14991 days ago · 626 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 14995 days ago · 622 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 5.1Fiji region · 14999 days ago · 619 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 6.6Fiji region · 14999 days ago · 625 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 15000 days ago · 625 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 5.4Fiji region · 15001 days ago · 626 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 15002 days ago · 634 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 15004 days ago · 586 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 15007 days ago · 604 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 15009 days ago · 633 km deep · 69 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jpj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.