Earthquake details

Friday, April 16, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 16, 1982 at 14:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 254.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.985 and latitude -15.792.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.792, -172.985
UTC time	1982-04-16 14:04:51.230

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1982-04-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	254.4 km
Nasinu	940.1 km
Suva	951.0 km
Lautoka	1039.7 km
Nadi	1047.0 km
Port Vila	2004.2 km
Noumea	2278.7 km
Tarawa	2452.8 km
Faaa	2499.5 km
Whangarei	2552.8 km
Auckland	2637.8 km
Papatoetoe	2645.9 km

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