Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 9, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, March 9, 1982 at 20:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 382.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.466 and latitude -16.848.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	99.0 km
Coordinates	-16.848, -173.466
UTC time	1982-03-09 20:20:02.140

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-03-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	382.0 km
Nasinu	862.5 km
Suva	872.7 km
Lautoka	969.5 km
Nadi	974.6 km
Port Vila	1938.4 km
Noumea	2189.5 km
Whangarei	2424.7 km
Auckland	2509.6 km
Tarawa	2511.9 km
Papatoetoe	2517.6 km
Manukau	2518.2 km

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