Earthquake details

Sunday, September 15, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, September 15, 1985 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 398.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.880 and latitude -16.771.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	81.1 km
Coordinates	-16.771, -173.880
UTC time	1985-09-15 17:31:00.860

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	398.0 km
Nasinu	820.7 km
Suva	831.1 km
Lautoka	926.7 km
Nadi	932.1 km
Port Vila	1895.3 km
Noumea	2150.7 km
Whangarei	2412.3 km
Tarawa	2478.4 km
Auckland	2498.9 km
Papatoetoe	2507.1 km
Manukau	2507.8 km

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