Earthquake details

Friday, December 9, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 9, 1983 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 372.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.526 and latitude -16.716.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -16.716, -173.526
UTC time 1983-12-09 13:48:02.840
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-09

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