Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 4, 1984 at 18:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 347.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.370 and latitude -15.673.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.673, -174.370
UTC time	1984-01-04 18:00:09.220

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	347.1 km
Nasinu	803.6 km
Suva	814.8 km
Lautoka	898.7 km
Nadi	907.0 km
Port Vila	1859.8 km
Noumea	2146.4 km
Tarawa	2349.3 km
Whangarei	2499.8 km
Auckland	2590.2 km
Papatoetoe	2599.0 km
Manukau	2599.8 km

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