M4.5 earthquake 51 km SSW of Mulifanua, Samoa
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 51 km SSW of Mulifanua, Samoa on Tue, Jun 9, 1987, 3:24 AM GMT-11 (14:24 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-09 14:24:24 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.226° S, 172.283° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
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 usp00035np. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.