Earthquake details

Thursday, May 24, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit American Samoa on Thursday, May 24, 1984 at 01:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (American Samoa - AM), about 532.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -167.271 and latitude -15.833.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.833, -167.271
UTC time	1984-05-24 01:22:10.550

Location	299 km SE of Ta`?
Country	American Samoa (AM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	532.5 km
Nasinu	1533.6 km
Suva	1543.8 km
Lautoka	1640.4 km
Nadi	1645.9 km
Faaa	1892.9 km
Port Vila	2608.9 km
Noumea	2852.2 km
Whangarei	2871.6 km
Tarawa	2892.9 km
Gisborne	2919.6 km
Tauranga	2926.7 km

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