Earthquake details

Saturday, March 7, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, March 7, 1987 at 21:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 283.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.664 and latitude -16.225.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.225, -172.664
UTC time	1987-03-07 21:48:46.590

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	283.2 km
Nasinu	960.6 km
Suva	971.1 km
Lautoka	1064.0 km
Nadi	1070.3 km
Port Vila	2031.3 km
Noumea	2293.5 km
Faaa	2459.3 km
Tarawa	2511.8 km
Whangarei	2526.1 km
Auckland	2609.1 km
Papatoetoe	2616.9 km

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