Earthquake details

Thursday, March 19, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, March 19, 1981 at 13:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 292.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.947 and latitude -16.202.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.202, -172.947
UTC time	1981-03-19 13:21:37.770

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	292.6 km
Nasinu	931.8 km
Suva	942.4 km
Lautoka	1034.6 km
Nadi	1041.1 km
Port Vila	2001.7 km
Noumea	2266.0 km
Faaa	2489.6 km
Tarawa	2490.4 km
Whangarei	2514.1 km
Auckland	2598.3 km
Papatoetoe	2606.2 km

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