Earthquake details

Sunday, July 13, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, July 13, 1980 at 22:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 246.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.519 and latitude -15.256.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.256, -173.519
UTC time	1980-07-13 22:13:35.400

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	246.4 km
Nasinu	905.5 km
Suva	916.7 km
Lautoka	999.2 km
Nadi	1007.9 km
Port Vila	1957.8 km
Noumea	2248.6 km
Tarawa	2370.3 km
Faaa	2565.0 km
Whangarei	2580.6 km
Auckland	2668.7 km
Papatoetoe	2677.1 km

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