M5.7 earthquake 141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa on Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 3:04 PM GMT+13 (02:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.7	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.078 · 16 stations
6.0	Mi	NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center	Reviewed · 10 stations
5.7	Mwb, body-wave moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

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1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i1q3 (also filed as pt22193051). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.