Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 4, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 4, 1987 at 04:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 196.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.933 and latitude -15.186.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.186, -172.933
UTC time	1987-02-04 04:41:13.010

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	196.1 km
Nasinu	967.1 km
Suva	978.2 km
Lautoka	1061.8 km
Nadi	1070.3 km
Port Vila	2021.1 km
Noumea	2309.5 km
Tarawa	2405.4 km
Faaa	2504.1 km
Whangarei	2615.4 km
Auckland	2701.4 km
Papatoetoe	2709.6 km

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