M4.7 earthquake 140 km S of Matavai, Samoa
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 140 km S of Matavai, Samoa on Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 4:03 AM GMT+14 (14:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-11 14:03:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.303° S, 171.690° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200082s4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC.