Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 1, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, July 1, 1986 at 00:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 206.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.452 and latitude -15.564.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.564, -172.452
UTC time	1986-07-01 00:49:07.180

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1986-07-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	206.3 km
Nasinu	1002.2 km
Suva	1013.1 km
Lautoka	1101.0 km
Nadi	1108.6 km
Port Vila	2064.6 km
Noumea	2341.1 km
Faaa	2446.6 km
Tarawa	2471.1 km
Whangarei	2601.7 km
Auckland	2685.2 km
Papatoetoe	2693.1 km

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