Earthquake details

Saturday, April 12, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 12, 1986 at 20:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 225.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.332 and latitude -15.175.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.175, -173.332
UTC time	1986-04-12 20:20:46.360

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-04-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	225.3 km
Nasinu	927.5 km
Suva	938.7 km
Lautoka	1021.0 km
Nadi	1029.8 km
Port Vila	1979.3 km
Noumea	2270.6 km
Tarawa	2376.4 km
Faaa	2546.6 km
Whangarei	2597.5 km
Auckland	2685.0 km
Papatoetoe	2693.3 km

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