Fiji earthquakes

M6.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 26, 1985, 11:15 AM GMT+13 (22:15 UTC), 455 km (283 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.1 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1985-12-25 22:15:09 UTC
Depth
455.0 km (282.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.667° S, 178.533° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 14879 days ago · 455 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 585 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.7Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 520 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 5.5Fiji region · 14830 days ago · 610 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 14883 days ago · 639 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 606 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 627 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 5.6Fiji region · 14909 days ago · 608 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pdy (also filed as gcmtb122585c, gcmt19851225221512, iscgem509460). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.