Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, August 9, 1985 at 06:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 348.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.620 and latitude -15.315.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 208.2 km
Coordinates -15.315, -174.620
UTC time 1985-08-09 06:09:15.390
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1985-08-09

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