Earthquake details

Thursday, December 10, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, December 10, 1987 at 09:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 242.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.215 and latitude -15.500.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.500, -173.215
UTC time	1987-12-10 09:24:46.430

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	242.4 km
Nasinu	926.7 km
Suva	937.7 km
Lautoka	1023.4 km
Nadi	1031.4 km
Port Vila	1985.1 km
Noumea	2268.1 km
Tarawa	2412.1 km
Faaa	2528.6 km
Whangarei	2570.6 km
Auckland	2657.1 km
Papatoetoe	2665.3 km

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