M5.4 earthquake 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Mar 3, 1985, 6:27 AM GMT+12 (18:27 UTC), 547 km (340 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 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-02 18:27:55 UTC
- Depth
- 546.5 km (339.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.339° S, 179.099° 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 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6190 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15147 days ago · 644 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 628 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15143 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.1191 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15141 days ago · 655 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.6175 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15136 days ago · 515 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cbz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.