M5.4 earthquake 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 7:14 AM GMT+12 (19:14 UTC), 528 km (328 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-23 19:14:26 UTC
- Depth
- 528.2 km (328.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.456° S, 177.981° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15184 days ago · 659 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15176 days ago · 399 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15147 days ago · 572 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.9252 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15145 days ago · 642 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 628 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15133 days ago · 495 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c62 (also filed as gcmtb022385d, gcmt19850223191427, iscgem532841). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.