Earthquake details

Saturday, February 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, February 6, 1988 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 343.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.820 and latitude -16.195.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	125.5 km
Coordinates	-16.195, -173.820
UTC time	1988-02-06 21:30:04.360

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1988-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	343.3 km
Nasinu	841.8 km
Suva	852.5 km
Lautoka	943.0 km
Nadi	949.9 km
Port Vila	1909.3 km
Noumea	2179.1 km
Tarawa	2431.3 km
Whangarei	2472.5 km
Auckland	2560.0 km
Papatoetoe	2568.3 km
Manukau	2569.1 km

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