Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 29, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 29, 1984 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 163.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.360 and latitude -15.185.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.185, -172.360
UTC time	1984-02-29 10:23:11.930

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	163.5 km
Nasinu	1024.9 km
Suva	1036.0 km
Lautoka	1121.1 km
Nadi	1129.3 km
Port Vila	2081.7 km
Noumea	2366.3 km
Faaa	2443.3 km
Tarawa	2446.5 km
Whangarei	2643.6 km
Auckland	2727.5 km
Papatoetoe	2735.4 km

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