M4.7 earthquake 126 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 126 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa on Thu, Jul 24, 1980, 5:29 PM GMT-11 (04:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 102 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-25 04:29:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.848° S, 172.780° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9102 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16837 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.884 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16809 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.678 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16807 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.481 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16807 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000192v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.