Earthquake details

Saturday, April 2, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 2, 1988 at 22:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 237.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.235 and latitude -15.419.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.419, -173.235
UTC time	1988-04-02 22:00:14.160

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	237.0 km
Nasinu	927.7 km
Suva	938.8 km
Lautoka	1023.6 km
Nadi	1031.8 km
Port Vila	1984.6 km
Noumea	2269.5 km
Tarawa	2403.8 km
Faaa	2532.0 km
Whangarei	2577.7 km
Auckland	2664.4 km
Papatoetoe	2672.7 km

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