M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 25, 1985, 1:15 PM GMT+12 (01:15 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 285 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
- 1985-10-25 01:15:55 UTC
- Depth
- 590.4 km (366.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.549° S, 177.842° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 14946 days ago · 601 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14933 days ago · 482 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14928 days ago · 617 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14905 days ago · 629 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14902 days ago · 475 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14892 days ago · 618 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m3t. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.