M4.4 earthquake 295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Nov 14, 1985, 2:59 AM GMT+12 (14:59 UTC), 452 km (281 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-13 14:59:20 UTC
- Depth
- 451.6 km (280.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.472° S, 177.965° 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 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14929 days ago · 617 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14926 days ago · 559 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7289 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14920 days ago · 439 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14906 days ago · 629 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14903 days ago · 475 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14893 days ago · 618 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14878 days ago · 554 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mrf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.