Earthquake details

Saturday, February 17, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, February 17, 1979 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 296.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.791 and latitude -16.306.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.306, -172.791
UTC time	1979-02-17 18:48:35.500

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	296.5 km
Nasinu	945.3 km
Suva	955.8 km
Lautoka	1049.1 km
Nadi	1055.3 km
Port Vila	2016.7 km
Noumea	2277.6 km
Faaa	2471.7 km
Tarawa	2510.0 km
Whangarei	2511.7 km
Auckland	2595.1 km
Papatoetoe	2602.9 km

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