Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 1, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 219.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.288 and latitude -15.139.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.139, -173.288
UTC time	1981-09-01 07:23:02.180

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-09-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	219.1 km
Nasinu	933.4 km
Suva	944.6 km
Lautoka	1026.7 km
Nadi	1035.5 km
Port Vila	1984.7 km
Noumea	2276.5 km
Tarawa	2376.4 km
Faaa	2542.5 km
Whangarei	2603.2 km
Auckland	2690.6 km
Papatoetoe	2698.9 km

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