Earthquake details

Friday, June 1, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, June 1, 1979 at 02:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 231.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.121 and latitude -15.448.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.448, -173.121
UTC time	1979-06-01 02:10:04.500

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	231.5 km
Nasinu	938.1 km
Suva	949.2 km
Lautoka	1034.6 km
Nadi	1042.7 km
Port Vila	1996.1 km
Noumea	2279.6 km
Tarawa	2414.2 km
Faaa	2519.4 km
Whangarei	2580.3 km
Auckland	2666.5 km
Papatoetoe	2674.7 km

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