M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 9, 1985, 3:25 AM GMT+12 (15:25 UTC), 687 km (427 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-08 15:25:15 UTC
- Depth
- 687.3 km (427.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.062° S, 179.371° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6Fiji region · 14909 days ago · 608 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 627 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 606 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 588 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14883 days ago · 639 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14875 days ago · 598 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 585 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 520 km deep · 78 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mjh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.