Earthquake details

Sunday, March 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, March 4, 1979 at 01:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 331.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.567 and latitude -15.053.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.053, -174.567
UTC time	1979-03-04 01:31:08.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	331.0 km
Nasinu	811.0 km
Suva	822.5 km
Lautoka	899.1 km
Nadi	908.9 km
Port Vila	1851.7 km
Noumea	2155.0 km
Tarawa	2281.8 km
Whangarei	2554.1 km
Auckland	2646.3 km
Papatoetoe	2655.2 km
Manukau	2656.2 km

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