Earthquake details

Thursday, September 30, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 30, 1982 at 14:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 194.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.146 and latitude -14.964.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.964, -173.146
UTC time	1982-09-30 14:23:59.240

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	194.8 km
Nasinu	954.8 km
Suva	966.1 km
Lautoka	1047.1 km
Nadi	1056.1 km
Port Vila	2003.4 km
Noumea	2298.3 km
Tarawa	2371.7 km
Faaa	2530.7 km
Whangarei	2627.4 km
Auckland	2714.6 km
Papatoetoe	2722.9 km

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