Oceania
Earthquakes in Samoa
Every earthquake in and around Samoa since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days6M2.5+
Past year103M2.5+
Magnitude 6+138since 1900
StrongestM 8.12009 · 2009 Samoa Earthquake
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Samoa
- 8.1 2009 Samoa Earthquake Sep 29, 2009
- 8.0 The 1917 Samoa-Tonga Earthquake Jun 26, 1917
- 7.8 146 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga Dec 26, 1975
- 7.7 133 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Sep 1, 1981
- 7.4 88 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Apr 7, 1995
- 7.1 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Apr 14, 1957
- 6.8 109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Dec 4, 2022
- 6.8 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Nov 4, 2017
- 6.7 104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Aug 5, 1996
- 6.7 Tonga Jun 3, 1985
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 5.0 95 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 27, 2026
- 4.9 104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 22, 2026
- 5.2 92 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 15, 2026
- 5.1 36 km E of Safotu, Samoa Oct 15, 2026
- 4.8 30 km E of Safotu, Samoa Oct 15, 2026
- 4.5 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 10, 2026
- 4.7 106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Sep 15, 2026
- 4.5 97 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Sep 9, 2026
- 4.9 45 km E of Hihifo, Tonga Sep 8, 2026
- 4.7 84 km E of Hihifo, Tonga Aug 19, 2026
- 4.9 93 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga Aug 10, 2026
- 4.6 109 km SSW of Lotofagā, Samoa Aug 6, 2026
- 5.0 139 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa Jul 20, 2026
- 4.9 96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Jul 15, 2026
- 5.1 108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Jul 11, 2026