Earthquake details

Saturday, June 11, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, June 11, 1988 at 12:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 224.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.469 and latitude -14.994.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.7 km
Coordinates	-14.994, -173.469
UTC time	1988-06-11 12:17:27.040

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1988-06-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	224.5 km
Nasinu	921.5 km
Suva	932.8 km
Lautoka	1013.0 km
Nadi	1022.2 km
Port Vila	1968.7 km
Noumea	2265.2 km
Tarawa	2351.5 km
Faaa	2564.4 km
Whangarei	2609.2 km
Auckland	2697.5 km
Papatoetoe	2706.0 km

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