M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 1:44 AM GMT+13 (12:44 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 249 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-13 12:44:39 UTC
- Depth
- 600.1 km (372.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.301° S, 177.762° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 14949 days ago · 590 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14946 days ago · 601 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14933 days ago · 482 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9249 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14908 days ago · 340 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 550 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ks0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.