M4.8 earthquake 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jul 7, 1985, 7:29 AM GMT+12 (19:29 UTC), 600 km (373 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-06 19:29:39 UTC
- Depth
- 600.3 km (373.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.729° S, 178.488° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2172 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15054 days ago · 552 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15047 days ago · 623 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15046 days ago · 561 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.4208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15043 days ago · 568 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15034 days ago · 599 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6294 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15028 days ago · 423 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15019 days ago · 587 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.7217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15015 days ago · 633 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.7203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15012 days ago · 573 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ghd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.