Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, March 27, 1988 at 07:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 379.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.868 and latitude -15.442.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 283.5 km
Coordinates -15.442, -174.868
UTC time 1988-03-27 07:46:19.900
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-27

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