M4.5 earthquake 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Feb 26, 1985, 12:21 AM GMT+12 (12:21 UTC), 659 km (410 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 186 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-25 12:21:31 UTC
- Depth
- 659.1 km (409.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.903° S, 178.707° 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 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15189 days ago · 547 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6190 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15158 days ago · 644 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.9252 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15155 days ago · 642 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15154 days ago · 628 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15154 days ago · 580 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1191 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15151 days ago · 655 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.6175 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15146 days ago · 515 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15143 days ago · 495 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c7q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.