M4.4 earthquake 187 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 187 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 9, 1985, 5:43 AM GMT+12 (17:43 UTC), 631 km (392 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 197 km ENE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-08 17:43:02 UTC
- Depth
- 630.5 km (391.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.808° S, 178.933° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14871 days ago · 554 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14858 days ago · 479 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14848 days ago · 603 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14840 days ago · 571 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14838 days ago · 566 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002npd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.