Earthquake details

Saturday, March 7, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, March 7, 1987 at 19:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 260.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.716 and latitude -15.988.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.988, -172.716
UTC time	1987-03-07 19:43:06.540

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	260.7 km
Nasinu	961.8 km
Suva	972.5 km
Lautoka	1063.3 km
Nadi	1070.1 km
Port Vila	2029.4 km
Noumea	2297.6 km
Faaa	2468.1 km
Tarawa	2488.1 km
Whangarei	2546.8 km
Auckland	2630.4 km
Papatoetoe	2638.3 km

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