Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 23, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 23, 1985 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 198.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.140 and latitude -15.021.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.021, -173.140
UTC time	1985-01-23 20:44:40.340

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	198.5 km
Nasinu	953.0 km
Suva	964.2 km
Lautoka	1045.8 km
Nadi	1054.7 km
Port Vila	2002.8 km
Noumea	2296.4 km
Tarawa	2376.9 km
Faaa	2529.0 km
Whangarei	2622.0 km
Auckland	2709.0 km
Papatoetoe	2717.3 km

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