Earthquake details

Friday, October 2, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, October 2, 1987 at 20:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 241.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.485 and latitude -15.221.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.221, -173.485
UTC time	1987-10-02 20:15:48.210

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	241.1 km
Nasinu	910.3 km
Suva	921.5 km
Lautoka	1003.8 km
Nadi	1012.6 km
Port Vila	1962.2 km
Noumea	2253.5 km
Tarawa	2369.6 km
Faaa	2562.0 km
Whangarei	2585.7 km
Auckland	2673.7 km
Papatoetoe	2682.1 km

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