Earthquake details

Thursday, August 13, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, August 13, 1981 at 02:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 376.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.370 and latitude -16.094.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	191.0 km
Coordinates	-16.094, -174.370
UTC time	1981-08-13 02:57:04.430

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	376.4 km
Nasinu	788.5 km
Suva	799.4 km
Lautoka	887.7 km
Nadi	895.0 km
Port Vila	1852.6 km
Noumea	2128.5 km
Tarawa	2386.7 km
Whangarei	2457.2 km
Auckland	2547.0 km
Papatoetoe	2555.6 km
Manukau	2556.4 km

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