M4.7 earthquake 203 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 203 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 24, 1985, 5:29 AM GMT+12 (17:29 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 241 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-23 17:29:34 UTC
- Depth
- 573.2 km (356.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.747° S, 178.794° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14988 days ago · 564 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14975 days ago · 649 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.0258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14954 days ago · 595 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j2p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.