Earthquake details

Thursday, February 4, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, February 4, 1982 at 04:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 355.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.510 and latitude -16.947.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.947, -172.510
UTC time	1982-02-04 04:24:26.050

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	355.7 km
Nasinu	961.1 km
Suva	971.1 km
Lautoka	1069.6 km
Nadi	1074.3 km
Port Vila	2038.7 km
Noumea	2282.3 km
Faaa	2434.7 km
Whangarei	2463.6 km
Auckland	2544.5 km
Papatoetoe	2552.0 km
Manukau	2552.4 km

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