Earthquake details

Monday, February 19, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, February 19, 1979 at 06:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 373.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.184 and latitude -16.896.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.896, -173.184
UTC time	1979-02-19 06:59:03.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	373.3 km
Nasinu	891.1 km
Suva	901.3 km
Lautoka	998.8 km
Nadi	1003.8 km
Port Vila	1967.7 km
Noumea	2216.1 km
Whangarei	2434.0 km
Faaa	2506.7 km
Auckland	2517.7 km
Papatoetoe	2525.5 km
Manukau	2526.1 km

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