M3.9 earthquake 252 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 252 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Apr 5, 1985, 11:32 PM GMT+12 (11:32 UTC), 642 km (399 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 251 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-05 11:32:38 UTC
- Depth
- 641.7 km (398.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.630° S, 178.366° 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 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 628 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 580 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15133 days ago · 495 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 15117 days ago · 447 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15112 days ago · 649 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15104 days ago · 577 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15088 days ago · 632 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dgc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.