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Historic Earthquake
1995 Samoa Earthquake
7 April 1995 · Apia, American Samoa · Samoa
On 7 April 1995 at 22:06 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Samoa (Apia, American Samoa), at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the Tonga Plate, 68 km from its boundary with the Niuafo'ou Plate (mid-ocean ridge). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 7 April 1995
- Time
- 22:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 21 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Tonga Plate
- Country
- Samoa
- Nearest Volcano
- West Mata (26 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2023Hihifo · M 7.6
- 20092009 Samoa Earthquake · M 8.1192 deaths
- 1981Apia, American Samoa · M 7.7
- 1977Apia · M 7.6
- 1975Samoa · M 7.8
- 1957Samoa · M 7.5
- 1917Samoa · M 8.32 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth