M4.5 earthquake 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Apr 6, 1985, 6:18 PM GMT+12 (06:18 UTC), 628 km (390 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-06 06:18:52 UTC
- Depth
- 627.8 km (390.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.776° S, 178.331° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15144 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.1191 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15141 days ago · 655 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15133 days ago · 495 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15112 days ago · 649 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15104 days ago · 577 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15102 days ago · 611 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dhc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.