Earthquake details

Friday, October 26, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, October 26, 1979 at 04:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 342.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.201 and latitude -16.582.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 22.0 km
Coordinates -16.582, -173.201
UTC time 1979-10-26 04:40:01.600
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-26

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