Earthquake details

Monday, March 7, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, March 7, 1988 at 13:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 268.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.901 and latitude -15.986.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.986, -172.901
UTC time	1988-03-07 13:45:55.830

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	268.9 km
Nasinu	942.7 km
Suva	953.5 km
Lautoka	1044.0 km
Nadi	1050.9 km
Port Vila	2009.9 km
Noumea	2279.2 km
Tarawa	2475.1 km
Faaa	2487.7 km
Whangarei	2537.7 km
Auckland	2622.1 km
Papatoetoe	2630.1 km

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