M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 6, 1985, 7:37 PM GMT+13 (06:37 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-06 06:37:48 UTC
- Depth
- 550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.137° S, 177.522° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 618 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 14874 days ago · 433 km deep · 44 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nkm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.