Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, July 21, 1984 at 00:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 262.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.463 and latitude -16.096.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.3 km
Coordinates	-16.096, -172.463
UTC time	1984-07-21 00:15:22.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	262.8 km
Nasinu	984.9 km
Suva	995.5 km
Lautoka	1087.7 km
Nadi	1094.2 km
Port Vila	2054.5 km
Noumea	2318.6 km
Faaa	2439.7 km
Tarawa	2514.8 km
Whangarei	2548.9 km
Auckland	2631.4 km
Papatoetoe	2639.2 km

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