Earthquake details

Sunday, August 2, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, August 2, 1987 at 03:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 250.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.778 and latitude -14.966.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -14.966, -173.778
UTC time 1987-08-02 03:12:56.900
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-02

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