Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, December 8, 1979 at 07:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 253.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.455 and latitude -15.413.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.413, -173.455
UTC time	1979-12-08 07:01:26.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	253.0 km
Nasinu	905.7 km
Suva	916.8 km
Lautoka	1001.0 km
Nadi	1009.3 km
Port Vila	1961.4 km
Noumea	2248.0 km
Tarawa	2388.1 km
Faaa	2555.5 km
Whangarei	2567.9 km
Auckland	2655.4 km
Papatoetoe	2663.8 km

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