Max magnitude
8.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Samoa seismic overview
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Samoa, all regrouped on the same country page.
Max magnitude
8.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Average magnitude
4.8
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
45.8 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Earthquake near Apia
Earthquake near Apia
Earthquake near Apia
Earthquake near Apia
Earthquake near Apia
Earthquake near Apia
Earthquake near Apia
Earthquake near Apia
Activity rhythm
Live geography
Archive browsing
History
| 2009 | 8.1 | 387 |
| 1917 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 1975 | 7.8 | 59 |
| 1981 | 7.7 | 69 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 158 |
| 1977 | 7.6 | 57 |
| 1995 | 7.4 | 141 |
| 1984 | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1957 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 1978 | 7.0 | 38 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 124 |
| 1914 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 171 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 144 |
| 1996 | 6.7 | 77 |
| 1992 | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1985 | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1916 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1952 | 6.6 | 4 |
| 1993 | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1933 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 1948 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 1968 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 163 |
| 1990 | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1980 | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1967 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 1965 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1956 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1949 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1943 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1941 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1940 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 1934 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1920 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 181 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 108 |
| 1999 | 6.4 | 70 |
| 1997 | 6.4 | 103 |
| 1988 | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1983 | 6.4 | 33 |
| 1944 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1935 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1931 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1946 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1966 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 1936 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1925 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 6.3 | 77 |
| 2000 | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1991 | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1982 | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1947 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1924 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1927 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 1958 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 1959 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 1951 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1926 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 152 |
| 2011 | 6.2 | 131 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 106 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 115 |
| 2004 | 6.2 | 131 |
| 2002 | 6.2 | 91 |
| 2001 | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1973 | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1963 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 1972 | 6.2 | 13 |
| 1950 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 140 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 138 |
| 2008 | 6.1 | 113 |
| 1986 | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1974 | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1961 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1955 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1919 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 6.1 | 8 |
| 1964 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1937 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 127 |
| 2013 | 6.0 | 133 |
| 1994 | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1989 | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1969 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 1929 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1953 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 1954 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 1976 | 5.9 | 45 |
| 2024 | 5.8 | 173 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 128 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 110 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 109 |
| 1987 | 5.7 | 50 |
| 1971 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 120 |
| 1979 | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1998 | 5.5 | 72 |