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Earthquakes in Samoa

Latest earthquakes in Samoa on a live map, the strongest earthquakes in history, statistics by year and regions.

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Key statistics (30 days)

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

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Forecast for the area around: Apia. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

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Forecast for the area around: Samoa. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Samoa

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Samoa

Samoa has recorded 3,337 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M8.1 in 2009.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Samoa →

3,337 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M8.1.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.6115 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.1138 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.0118 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6118 mi SSW of Si'umu, Samoa6.2 mi
4.9120 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.2120 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.135 mi NW of Apia, Samoa7.9 mi
4.736 mi NW of Apia, Samoa8.6 mi
4.5143 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa53.0 mi
4.1168 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa61.7 mi
Show all (118)
MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.3128 mi WSW of Asau, Samoa6.2 mi
4.7112 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5117 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.9168 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.7166 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.9128 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6181 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa71.6 mi
4.668 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6161 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa54.9 mi
4.9173 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa38.5 mi
5.087 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.9120 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.1113 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.3106 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.0157 mi S of Si'umu, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5137 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.199 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.2122 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.3157 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4174 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa75.8 mi
4.2164 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa32.6 mi
4.796 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.691 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.987 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6161 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.2128 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6131 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5125 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.7105 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5147 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5119 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa14.5 mi
6.1124 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa22.4 mi
4.3110 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6109 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6108 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5163 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa21.5 mi
4.8116 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6109 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.7114 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5129 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4130 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.3182 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa78.5 mi
4.393 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.498 mi SW of Asau, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5152 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.1106 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6113 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6113 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.8127 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5149 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5153 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6152 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.2148 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4140 mi SSW of Si'umu, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4117 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.6186 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa126.7 mi
4.3118 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa64.7 mi
4.9161 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.3152 mi SSW of Si'umu, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6145 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.2114 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4109 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.2105 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.2112 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6113 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.3111 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.0110 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.7127 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.9131 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa8.1 mi
4.893 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.693 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
6.3108 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa7.5 mi
6.2103 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6108 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5108 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.1109 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4108 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.492 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4111 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
6.2108 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa8.7 mi
4.4103 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6123 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.3172 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa21.7 mi
4.5175 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa83.6 mi
5.1153 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5149 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa46.1 mi
4.4134 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa21.7 mi
5.3107 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.1124 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5104 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.598 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.691 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.6115 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.0118 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.9171 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa30.2 mi
5.2123 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4126 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa28.0 mi
4.4180 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa64.4 mi
4.3159 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa40.7 mi
4.6156 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa41.9 mi
4.5104 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.380 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.4132 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.7126 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.2 mi
4.5118 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
5.0117 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.794 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
4.2129 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa78.8 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
8.1104 mi SSW of Si'umu, Samoa11.2 mi
7.794 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa15.5 mi
7.4125 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa13.0 mi
7.2167 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa79.8 mi
6.8116 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa23.6 mi
6.8119 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.2 mi
6.7114 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa25.6 mi
6.7178 mi SSW of Si'umu, Samoa9.3 mi
6.7129 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa20.5 mi
6.698 mi SSW of Lotofaga, Samoa6.8 mi
6.6122 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa13.2 mi
6.5127 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa6.8 mi
6.5116 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa33.2 mi
6.5130 mi SW of Gataivai, Samoa26.7 mi
6.4118 mi SSW of Gataivai, Samoa9.0 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026
Year
2026113M6.3
202562M5.6
2024115M5.7
202388M6.1
2022111M6.8
202184M5.8
2020100M6.2
201986M6.0
201869M5.8
2017101M6.8
201682M6.0
2015115M6.5
2014117M5.8
201391M6.0
201276M5.7
201189M6.2
201093M6.1
2009275M8.1
200876M6.1
200769M6.2
200679M6.0
200574M6.2
200492M6.2
200359M6.4
200251M6.2
200146M6.0
200042M6.3
199945M6.4
199855M5.5
199771M6.4
199654M6.7
199575M7.4
199432M6.0
199334M6.6
199222M6.7
199129M6.2
199035M6.5
198926M6.0
198836M6.4
198729M5.7
198635M6.1
198529M6.7
198422M7.2
198325M6.4
198236M6.3
198149M7.7
198030M6.5
197920M5.6
197826M6.2
197736M6.2
197631M5.9

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