M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 2:16 AM GMT-12 (14:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 262 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1985-10-03 14:16:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.957° S, 176.918° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ke0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.