Earthquake details

Thursday, February 26, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, February 26, 1981 at 06:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 245.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.296 and latitude -15.467.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.467, -173.296
UTC time	1981-02-26 06:11:00.280

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-02-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	245.4 km
Nasinu	919.7 km
Suva	930.8 km
Lautoka	1015.9 km
Nadi	1024.0 km
Port Vila	1977.2 km
Noumea	2261.4 km
Tarawa	2403.7 km
Faaa	2537.7 km
Whangarei	2570.0 km
Auckland	2656.9 km
Papatoetoe	2665.1 km

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