M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 28, 1985, 5:19 PM GMT+13 (04:19 UTC), 422 km (262 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-28 04:19:17 UTC
- Depth
- 421.6 km (262.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.515° S, 178.105° 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 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9280 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14942 days ago · 387 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14934 days ago · 619 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14921 days ago · 526 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 606 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14892 days ago · 588 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14890 days ago · 639 km deep · 100 km away
- 6.1Fiji region · 14887 days ago · 455 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 455 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m6w. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.