Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 13, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, October 13, 1981 at 03:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 219.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.143 and latitude -15.284.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.284, -173.143
UTC time	1981-10-13 03:31:17.660

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	219.2 km
Nasinu	942.1 km
Suva	953.2 km
Lautoka	1037.1 km
Nadi	1045.5 km
Port Vila	1997.0 km
Noumea	2284.5 km
Tarawa	2398.8 km
Faaa	2524.6 km
Whangarei	2595.6 km
Auckland	2682.2 km
Papatoetoe	2690.4 km

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