2026-07-20 23:37:57 (M5.0) Samoa Islands -15.0 -172.9 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - Samoa Islands

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 20 Jul 2026 23:37:58 Time near the Epicenter (1): 21 Jul 2026 12:37:58 Time in your area (1): 21 Jul 2026 05:07:58
Location	14.968S 172.862W
Depth	10 km
Distances	141.7 km (87.8 mi) SSW of Gataivai, Samoa 146.9 km (91.1 mi) SSW of Vailoa, Samoa 172.3 km (106.9 mi) SW of Apia, Samoa 244.8 km (151.8 mi) WSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa 726.3 km (450.3 mi) NNE of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 6.9 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 44; Dmin = 165.0 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 68° Version =
Event ID	us 7000t232

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