Earthquake details

Friday, March 23, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, March 23, 1979 at 15:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 290.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.057 and latitude -15.214.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	86.0 km
Coordinates	-15.214, -174.057
UTC time	1979-03-23 15:02:26.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	290.7 km
Nasinu	853.7 km
Suva	865.0 km
Lautoka	945.3 km
Nadi	954.5 km
Port Vila	1902.0 km
Noumea	2197.5 km
Tarawa	2329.9 km
Whangarei	2560.2 km
Faaa	2622.8 km
Auckland	2650.3 km
Papatoetoe	2659.0 km

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