M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 10, 1985, 5:25 AM GMT+13 (16:25 UTC), 482 km (299 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-09 16:25:46 UTC
- Depth
- 481.8 km (299.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.022° S, 177.832° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14892 days ago · 618 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 14880 days ago · 433 km deep · 38 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mkr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.