M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 24, 1985, 3:22 PM GMT+13 (02:22 UTC), 540 km (336 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-24 02:22:20 UTC
- Depth
- 540.4 km (335.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.255° S, 178.725° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 14941 days ago · 399 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14939 days ago · 422 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14928 days ago · 619 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14928 days ago · 687 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14915 days ago · 526 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.6Fiji region · 14909 days ago · 608 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 627 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14901 days ago · 565 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 606 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 588 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14883 days ago · 639 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m2x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.