Earthquake details

Monday, April 21, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, April 21, 1986 at 01:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 228.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.348 and latitude -15.201.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.201, -173.348
UTC time	1986-04-21 01:11:29.020

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-04-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	228.5 km
Nasinu	924.8 km
Suva	936.0 km
Lautoka	1018.5 km
Nadi	1027.3 km
Port Vila	1977.0 km
Noumea	2267.9 km
Tarawa	2377.5 km
Faaa	2547.8 km
Whangarei	2594.1 km
Auckland	2681.6 km
Papatoetoe	2690.0 km

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