M5.2 earthquake 277 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 277 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Oct 23, 1985, 7:13 AM GMT+12 (19:13 UTC), 686 km (426 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 281 km SE 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
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-22 19:13:09 UTC
- Depth
- 686.0 km (426.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.168° S, 179.248° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m14 (also filed as gcmtb102285a, gcmt19851022191309, iscgem514174). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.