M4.4 earthquake 139 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 139 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa on Fri, Jan 10, 1986, 11:02 PM GMT-11 (10:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-11 10:02:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.571° S, 173.394° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pyv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.