M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 1, 1985, 1:43 PM GMT+13 (00:43 UTC), 628 km (390 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-01 00:43:33 UTC
- Depth
- 628.2 km (390.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.528° S, 178.111° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 565 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 606 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 585 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 520 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14849 days ago · 557 km deep · 32 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ne1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.