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M5.0 Earthquake near Samoa Islands

UTC time: 2026-09-08 11:51:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
185.0 km
Source
GFZ

Samoa Islands

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M5.0 Earthquake near Samoa Islands · 2026-09-08 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Samoa Islands · 2026-09-08 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Samoa Islands on September 8, 2026 at 11:51 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 185 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
526e6404cfc52db6dc2aacd8052519e76cbc8a7e
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
185.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-08 11:51:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-13.90000, -171.08000
Temperature
26.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 185 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 185 km
Intermediate
185 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Tectonic context

Located on the Pacific Plate.
Near the boundary Tonga ↔ Pacific · about 215 km away

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Pago Pago58.5 kmSE11'500

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tutuila
    Distance: 60 km ·Tuff cone(s) ·Elevation: 653 m ·Last eruption: 440 ·United States
  • Upolu
    Distance: 69 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'100 m ·Samoa
  • Savaii
    Distance: 159 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'858 m ·Last eruption: 1911 ·Samoa
  • Malumalu
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -145 m ·United States
  • Ofu-Olosega
    Distance: 161 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 639 m ·Last eruption: 1866 ·United States
  • Tau
    Distance: 179 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 931 m ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Pago Pago International AirportAmerican Samoa · PPG · NSTU
    62.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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