M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 27, 1985, 3:07 PM GMT+13 (02:07 UTC), 455 km (283 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-27 02:07:25 UTC
- Depth
- 455.3 km (282.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.671° S, 178.491° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 585 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 520 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 14829 days ago · 610 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 6.1Fiji region · 14880 days ago · 455 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14883 days ago · 639 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 588 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 606 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14906 days ago · 627 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.6Fiji region · 14909 days ago · 608 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pf8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.