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M5.4 earthquake 297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 11, 1985, 2:05 AM GMT+12 (14:05 UTC), 492 km (306 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-10-10 14:05:11 UTC
Depth
492.4 km (306.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.667° S, 177.939° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 14954 days ago · 600 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.0258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14946 days ago · 595 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 14943 days ago · 590 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 14941 days ago · 601 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 14927 days ago · 482 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14922 days ago · 617 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 14900 days ago · 550 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14900 days ago · 629 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14967 days ago · 649 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.0241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14979 days ago · 564 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002knx (also filed as gcmtb101085a, gcmt19851010140511, iscgem513022). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.