Earthquake details

Saturday, April 27, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 27, 1985 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 287.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.503 and latitude -15.798.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 80.8 km
Coordinates -15.798, -173.503
UTC time 1985-04-27 00:33:13.000
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-04-27

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