M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 6:18 PM GMT+13 (05:18 UTC), 399 km (248 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-26 05:18:56 UTC
- Depth
- 398.6 km (247.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.872° S, 178.212° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 14939 days ago · 422 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.9280 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14935 days ago · 387 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6270 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14926 days ago · 360 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.5294 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14894 days ago · 328 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 588 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m4y (also filed as gcmtb102685a, gcmt19851026051856, iscgem514441). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.