M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 6, 1985, 7:27 AM GMT+13 (18:27 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-05 18:27:38 UTC
- Depth
- 564.6 km (350.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.631° S, 178.335° 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 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 606 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 585 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 520 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14849 days ago · 557 km deep · 6 km away
Before
- 4.8Fiji region · 14905 days ago · 628 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 627 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.6Fiji region · 14909 days ago · 608 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14915 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14928 days ago · 619 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002njz (also filed as gcmtb120585a, gcmt19851205182738, iscgem507666). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.