M4.8 earthquake 194 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 194 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jun 11, 1985, 9:04 PM GMT+12 (09:04 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 223 km ENE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-11 09:04:05 UTC
- Depth
- 627.0 km (389.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.869° S, 178.860° 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 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15072 days ago · 556 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15065 days ago · 591 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.8235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15053 days ago · 600 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.2172 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15047 days ago · 552 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15039 days ago · 623 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15039 days ago · 561 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15036 days ago · 568 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15027 days ago · 599 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002frd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.