Earthquake details

Saturday, November 29, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, November 29, 1986 at 16:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 355.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.930 and latitude -16.252.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	105.6 km
Coordinates	-16.252, -173.930
UTC time	1986-11-29 16:54:13.740

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-11-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	355.8 km
Nasinu	828.8 km
Suva	839.5 km
Lautoka	930.3 km
Nadi	937.0 km
Port Vila	1896.8 km
Noumea	2165.9 km
Tarawa	2429.1 km
Whangarei	2461.6 km
Auckland	2549.4 km
Papatoetoe	2557.8 km
Manukau	2558.5 km

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