Earthquake details

Sunday, June 14, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, June 14, 1981 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 326.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.767 and latitude -16.606.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.0 km
Coordinates	-16.606, -172.767
UTC time	1981-06-14 21:43:05.780

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-06-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	326.8 km
Nasinu	940.7 km
Suva	951.0 km
Lautoka	1046.7 km
Nadi	1052.2 km
Port Vila	2015.3 km
Noumea	2268.7 km
Faaa	2465.6 km
Whangarei	2483.6 km
Tarawa	2537.3 km
Auckland	2566.2 km
Papatoetoe	2573.9 km

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