Fiji earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Feb 6, 1985, 2:43 PM GMT+12 (02:43 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-02-06 02:43:02 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.876° S, 178.557° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15186 days ago · 528 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.5210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15184 days ago · 659 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15179 days ago · 547 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.6190 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15148 days ago · 644 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 15148 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.9252 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15145 days ago · 642 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15145 days ago · 628 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 5.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 580 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.4188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15209 days ago · 544 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bnr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.