Earthquake details

Friday, October 29, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, October 29, 1982 at 01:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 393.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.786 and latitude -16.780.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.780, -173.786
UTC time	1982-10-29 01:04:34.450

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	393.2 km
Nasinu	830.4 km
Suva	840.7 km
Lautoka	936.5 km
Nadi	941.9 km
Port Vila	1905.2 km
Noumea	2159.8 km
Whangarei	2415.9 km
Tarawa	2485.2 km
Auckland	2502.1 km
Papatoetoe	2510.3 km
Manukau	2511.0 km

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