Earthquake details

Sunday, February 21, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, February 21, 1988 at 08:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 218.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.245 and latitude -15.181.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -15.181, -173.245
UTC time 1988-02-21 08:34:18.780
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-21

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