Earthquake details

Thursday, September 16, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 16, 1982 at 08:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 233.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.745 and latitude -15.707.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.0 km
Coordinates	-15.707, -172.745
UTC time	1982-09-16 08:23:12.440

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	233.6 km
Nasinu	967.5 km
Suva	978.3 km
Lautoka	1066.8 km
Nadi	1074.2 km
Port Vila	2031.1 km
Noumea	2306.1 km
Tarawa	2462.3 km
Faaa	2475.4 km
Whangarei	2573.0 km
Auckland	2657.3 km
Papatoetoe	2665.3 km

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