Earthquake details

Sunday, November 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 14:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 242.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.084 and latitude -15.596.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	27.0 km
Coordinates	-15.596, -173.084
UTC time	1979-11-04 14:44:12.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	242.1 km
Nasinu	936.6 km
Suva	947.6 km
Lautoka	1034.3 km
Nadi	1042.1 km
Port Vila	1997.2 km
Noumea	2277.0 km
Tarawa	2429.3 km
Faaa	2513.1 km
Whangarei	2567.4 km
Auckland	2653.2 km
Papatoetoe	2661.3 km

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