April 7, 1995 Earthquake: Pago Pago, Niue, Apia, American Samoa

Name: April 7, 1995 Earthquake: Pago Pago, Niue, Apia, American Samoa
Start: 1995-04-07
Location: Pago Pago, Niue, Apia, American Samoa

April 7, 1995 · M7.4

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Pago Pago, Niue, Apia, American Samoa on April 7, 1995 at 22:06:56 UTC, 21 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: April 7, 1995
Time: 22:06:56 UTC
Place: Pago Pago, Niue, Apia, American Samoa
Magnitude: 7.4 (Mw)
Focal depth: 21 km (13 mi)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 15.199° S, 173.529° W
Country: Samoa

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1995 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1995 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5407.