M4.7 earthquake 208 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 208 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Nov 8, 1985, 9:59 PM GMT+12 (09:59 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 211 km ENE 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-08 09:59:12 UTC
- Depth
- 576.0 km (357.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.845° S, 178.730° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14923 days ago · 452 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14922 days ago · 617 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14919 days ago · 559 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7289 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14913 days ago · 439 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14899 days ago · 629 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.4187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14898 days ago · 631 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14896 days ago · 475 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14871 days ago · 554 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mjb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.