Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, July 21, 1984 at 02:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 304.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.538 and latitude -16.469.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.469, -172.538
UTC time	1984-07-21 02:46:07.130

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	304.9 km
Nasinu	967.7 km
Suva	978.1 km
Lautoka	1073.0 km
Nadi	1078.8 km
Port Vila	2041.3 km
Noumea	2296.8 km
Faaa	2442.9 km
Whangarei	2508.7 km
Tarawa	2541.2 km
Auckland	2590.7 km
Papatoetoe	2598.3 km

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