- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 1, 1981 CE
- Location:
- Samoa, Apia, American Samoa: Pago Pago
- Magnitude:
- 7.7 Ms
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1981 CE
- Iran, Se, Kerman · Mw 7 · 3,000 deaths
- Iran, Se: Golbaft · Mw 6.6 · 1,400 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Jayawijaya Mts · Ms 6.7 · 305 deaths
- Pakistan, Gilgit · Ms 5.9 · 220 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6.8 · 150 deaths
- Greece, Athens-Eastern Gulf Of Corinth · Ms 6.7 · 22 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1981 CE Earthquake — Samoa, Apia, American Samoa: Pago Pago happen?
- September 1, 1981 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.