M4.6 earthquake 176 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 176 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Sun, May 26, 1985, 8:39 PM GMT+12 (08:39 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 223 km ENE 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
- 1985-05-26 08:39:13 UTC
- Depth
- 562.4 km (349.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.117° S, 179.139° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8194 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15086 days ago · 627 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.1223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15080 days ago · 556 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.8206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15073 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15060 days ago · 600 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2172 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15055 days ago · 552 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15047 days ago · 561 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15044 days ago · 568 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f71. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.