Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, May 10, 2014, 2:03 AM GMT+12 (14:03 UTC), 529 km (329 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, May 10, 2014, 2:03 AM GMT+12
UTC: 2014-05-09 14:03:59 UTC
Depth: 528.9 km (328.6 mi), deep
Epicenter: 18.371° S, 178.130° W
Region: Fiji
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.9	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.033 · 308 stations
5.42	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 35°
Stations used: 94

Nearest places

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

Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast342 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qfhc (also filed as iscgem604637459). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.