M4.5 earthquake 278 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 278 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Dec 12, 1985, 8:02 PM GMT+12 (08:02 UTC), 519 km (322 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-12 08:02:15 UTC
- Depth
- 519.0 km (322.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.852° S, 178.824° 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: 1 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 usp0002nsw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.