Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 6, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, November 6, 1985 at 22:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 310.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.327 and latitude -16.184.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.184, -173.327
UTC time	1985-11-06 22:16:15.490

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-11-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	310.8 km
Nasinu	893.0 km
Suva	903.7 km
Lautoka	995.0 km
Nadi	1001.7 km
Port Vila	1961.7 km
Noumea	2228.8 km
Tarawa	2463.1 km
Whangarei	2497.2 km
Faaa	2530.2 km
Auckland	2582.8 km
Papatoetoe	2591.0 km

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