M4.6 earthquake 175 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 175 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Sun, Apr 14, 1985, 7:42 PM GMT+12 (07:42 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 219 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-14 07:42:03 UTC
- Depth
- 515.4 km (320.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.114° S, 179.152° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15104 days ago · 577 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6176 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15094 days ago · 562 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.8194 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15078 days ago · 627 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dsw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.