Earthquake details

Saturday, September 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, September 3, 1988 at 16:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 273.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.997 and latitude -16.277.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 31.8 km
Coordinates -16.277, -171.997
UTC time 1988-09-03 16:57:45.560
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-03

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