Earthquake details

Saturday, October 6, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, October 6, 1984 at 02:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 395.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.262 and latitude -14.898.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.898, -175.262
UTC time	1984-10-06 02:52:20.820

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	395.1 km
Nasinu	752.4 km
Suva	764.0 km
Lautoka	835.4 km
Nadi	846.2 km
Port Vila	1782.2 km
Noumea	2094.7 km
Tarawa	2222.8 km
Whangarei	2540.8 km
Auckland	2635.8 km
Papatoetoe	2645.1 km
Manukau	2646.1 km

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