Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 1, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 at 09:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 189.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.085 and latitude -14.960.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -14.960, -173.085
UTC time 1981-09-01 09:29:31.540
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1981-09-01

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