Earthquake details

Friday, May 13, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, May 13, 1988 at 04:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 385.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.965 and latitude -15.378.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 271.5 km
Coordinates -15.378, -174.965
UTC time 1988-05-13 04:44:39.820
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-05-13

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