M4.6 earthquake 190 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 190 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Apr 3, 1985, 9:34 AM GMT+12 (21:34 UTC), 644 km (400 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 216 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-02 21:34:17 UTC
- Depth
- 643.9 km (400.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.774° S, 178.915° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 628 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 580 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.1191 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15141 days ago · 655 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.6175 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15136 days ago · 515 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15104 days ago · 577 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15102 days ago · 611 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.6176 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15094 days ago · 562 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ddh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.