Earthquake details

Saturday, April 28, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 28, 1984 at 15:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 92.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.364 and latitude -14.428.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.428, -172.364
UTC time	1984-04-28 15:36:47.090

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-04-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	92.4 km
Nasinu	1055.7 km
Suva	1067.0 km
Lautoka	1145.9 km
Nadi	1155.4 km
Port Vila	2098.2 km
Tarawa	2384.7 km
Noumea	2399.6 km
Faaa	2458.8 km
Whangarei	2718.3 km
Auckland	2803.7 km
Papatoetoe	2811.7 km

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