Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 15, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, June 15, 1983 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 254.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.631 and latitude -15.232.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.232, -173.631
UTC time	1983-06-15 06:07:54.840

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-06-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	254.2 km
Nasinu	895.3 km
Suva	906.5 km
Lautoka	988.4 km
Nadi	997.3 km
Port Vila	1946.5 km
Noumea	2238.6 km
Tarawa	2360.5 km
Faaa	2577.3 km
Whangarei	2577.8 km
Auckland	2666.3 km
Papatoetoe	2674.8 km

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