Earthquake details

Sunday, June 5, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, June 5, 1983 at 13:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 275.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.913 and latitude -16.051.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.051, -172.913
UTC time	1983-06-05 13:23:34.810

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-06-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	275.9 km
Nasinu	939.6 km
Suva	950.3 km
Lautoka	1041.3 km
Nadi	1048.1 km
Port Vila	2007.6 km
Noumea	2275.4 km
Tarawa	2479.8 km
Faaa	2488.1 km
Whangarei	2530.7 km
Auckland	2615.0 km
Papatoetoe	2623.0 km

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