Earthquake details

Monday, February 5, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, February 5, 1979 at 18:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 372.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.773 and latitude -16.560.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.0 km
Coordinates	-16.560, -173.773
UTC time	1979-02-05 18:58:17.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	372.3 km
Nasinu	836.8 km
Suva	847.3 km
Lautoka	941.1 km
Nadi	947.1 km
Port Vila	1909.2 km
Noumea	2169.5 km
Whangarei	2438.4 km
Tarawa	2466.6 km
Auckland	2525.0 km
Papatoetoe	2533.2 km
Manukau	2533.9 km

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