Earthquake details

Monday, January 18, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, January 18, 1988 at 06:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 307.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.379 and latitude -14.950.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -14.950, -174.379
UTC time 1988-01-18 06:11:30.760
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-18

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