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 370.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.703 and latitude -16.582.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.2 km
Coordinates	-16.582, -173.703
UTC time	1982-10-29 01:04:42.460

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	370.0 km
Nasinu	843.5 km
Suva	854.0 km
Lautoka	948.2 km
Nadi	954.1 km
Port Vila	1916.4 km
Noumea	2175.6 km
Whangarei	2439.5 km
Tarawa	2473.0 km
Auckland	2525.8 km
Papatoetoe	2534.0 km
Manukau	2534.7 km

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