Earthquake details

Thursday, June 6, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, June 6, 1985 at 01:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 233.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.096 and latitude -15.487.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.487, -173.096
UTC time	1985-06-06 01:22:39.210

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-06-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	233.2 km
Nasinu	939.2 km
Suva	950.3 km
Lautoka	1036.1 km
Nadi	1044.1 km
Port Vila	1998.0 km
Noumea	2280.4 km
Tarawa	2419.2 km
Faaa	2516.1 km
Whangarei	2577.6 km
Auckland	2663.7 km
Papatoetoe	2671.8 km

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