Earthquake details

Thursday, October 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, October 18, 1979 at 05:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 311.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.849 and latitude -16.426.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.426, -172.849
UTC time	1979-10-18 05:57:47.400

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	311.2 km
Nasinu	936.3 km
Suva	946.7 km
Lautoka	1040.9 km
Nadi	1046.8 km
Port Vila	2008.9 km
Noumea	2267.2 km
Faaa	2476.4 km
Whangarei	2497.0 km
Tarawa	2516.3 km
Auckland	2580.3 km
Papatoetoe	2588.2 km

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