Earthquake details

Sunday, May 29, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, May 29, 1988 at 06:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 320.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.642 and latitude -16.588.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.588, -172.642
UTC time	1988-05-29 06:24:21.080

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	320.7 km
Nasinu	954.2 km
Suva	964.5 km
Lautoka	1060.2 km
Nadi	1065.7 km
Port Vila	2028.8 km
Noumea	2281.9 km
Faaa	2452.5 km
Whangarei	2491.7 km
Tarawa	2544.3 km
Auckland	2573.9 km
Papatoetoe	2581.5 km

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