Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 25, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, November 25, 1981 at 19:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 228.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.308 and latitude -15.246.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.246, -173.308
UTC time	1981-11-25 19:01:47.910

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	228.7 km
Nasinu	927.0 km
Suva	938.2 km
Lautoka	1021.3 km
Nadi	1029.9 km
Port Vila	1980.3 km
Noumea	2269.8 km
Tarawa	2384.1 km
Faaa	2542.8 km
Whangarei	2591.5 km
Auckland	2678.8 km
Papatoetoe	2687.1 km

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