M4.9 earthquake 105 km S of Matavai, Samoa
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 105 km S of Matavai, Samoa on Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 6:23 AM GMT+13 (17:23 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-27 17:23:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.970° S, 171.818° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.296 km S of Matavai, Samoa · 885 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.9127 km S of Lotofagā, Samoa · 885 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.5151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 872 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.9159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mufa. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.