Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Apia
Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa · population 40,407. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days6M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year105M2.5+
Since 19002,469M4.5+, 142 of them M6+
How often M6+0.9 yraverage gap between M6+ quakes
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Apia. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 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
The latest nearby
- 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
- 4.3 179 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga Sep 20, 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