M4.1 earthquake 236 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 236 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 17, 1985, 12:47 AM GMT+12 (12:47 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-16 12:47:56 UTC
- Depth
- 586.8 km (364.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.906° S, 178.459° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15016 days ago · 633 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.7203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15014 days ago · 573 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.0241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14988 days ago · 564 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14975 days ago · 649 km deep · 15 km away
Before
- 4.6294 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15030 days ago · 423 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15036 days ago · 599 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.4208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15045 days ago · 568 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15048 days ago · 561 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15048 days ago · 623 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002htz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.