M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 25, 1985, 6:24 PM GMT+13 (05:24 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-25 05:24:30 UTC
- Depth
- 579.5 km (360.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.633° S, 177.786° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k3e. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.