Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 1, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 at 15:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 209.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.071 and latitude -15.231.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.231, -173.071
UTC time	1981-09-01 15:24:36.290

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-09-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	209.7 km
Nasinu	951.4 km
Suva	962.6 km
Lautoka	1046.2 km
Nadi	1054.7 km
Port Vila	2005.6 km
Noumea	2293.9 km
Tarawa	2399.4 km
Faaa	2517.9 km
Whangarei	2604.3 km
Auckland	2690.7 km
Papatoetoe	2698.9 km

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