M4.6 earthquake 108 km S of Matavai, Samoa
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 108 km S of Matavai, Samoa on Sat, Mar 3, 1979, 10:16 AM GMT-11 (21:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-03 21:16:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.009° S, 171.679° W
- Region
- Samoa
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000z4v. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.