Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Nov 5, 1985, 2:47 AM GMT+12 (14:47 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-11-04 14:47:21 UTC
Depth
582.9 km (362.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.641° S, 178.440° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14928 days ago · 576 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.4295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14923 days ago · 452 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14922 days ago · 617 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 5.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14920 days ago · 559 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.7289 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14914 days ago · 439 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14900 days ago · 629 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.4187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14898 days ago · 631 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14897 days ago · 475 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 5.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14940 days ago · 565 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.0258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14946 days ago · 595 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mf2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.