M5.4 earthquake 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Mar 10, 2024, 12:01 AM GMT+12 (12:01 UTC), 593 km (368 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
5.4	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.117 · 7 stations
5.1	mb, body-wave	NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center	First automatic solution · Reviewed · 53 stations

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

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m4e2 (also filed as pt24069000). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.