Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 30, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, May 30, 1979 at 16:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 238.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.522 and latitude -15.140.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -15.140, -173.522
UTC time 1979-05-30 16:44:50.000
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-30

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