Earthquake details

Saturday, April 16, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 16, 1988 at 01:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 158.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.049 and latitude -14.526.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.526, -173.049
UTC time	1988-04-16 01:08:22.170

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	158.4 km
Nasinu	983.9 km
Suva	995.3 km
Lautoka	1072.7 km
Nadi	1082.5 km
Port Vila	2023.8 km
Noumea	2327.9 km
Tarawa	2342.3 km
Faaa	2529.2 km
Whangarei	2675.8 km
Auckland	2763.4 km
Papatoetoe	2771.7 km

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