Earthquake details

Saturday, April 26, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 26, 1980 at 02:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 338.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.338 and latitude -15.590.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	164.0 km
Coordinates	-15.590, -174.338
UTC time	1980-04-26 02:35:00.000

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	338.9 km
Nasinu	810.1 km
Suva	821.3 km
Lautoka	904.5 km
Nadi	913.0 km
Port Vila	1864.7 km
Noumea	2153.2 km
Tarawa	2344.1 km
Whangarei	2509.6 km
Auckland	2600.1 km
Papatoetoe	2608.8 km
Manukau	2609.7 km

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