Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 5, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, November 5, 1986 at 20:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 270.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.258 and latitude -15.788.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	164.7 km
Coordinates	-15.788, -173.258
UTC time	1986-11-05 20:46:02.400

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-11-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	270.4 km
Nasinu	912.3 km
Suva	923.2 km
Lautoka	1011.2 km
Nadi	1018.7 km
Port Vila	1975.4 km
Noumea	2251.7 km
Tarawa	2433.7 km
Faaa	2528.5 km
Whangarei	2539.9 km
Auckland	2626.0 km
Papatoetoe	2634.2 km

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