Earthquake details

Thursday, September 15, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 15, 1988 at 08:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 325.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.661 and latitude -16.631.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.631, -172.661
UTC time	1988-09-15 08:58:00.220

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	325.9 km
Nasinu	951.3 km
Suva	961.5 km
Lautoka	1057.6 km
Nadi	1063.0 km
Port Vila	2026.2 km
Noumea	2278.4 km
Faaa	2454.0 km
Whangarei	2486.5 km
Tarawa	2546.6 km
Auckland	2568.7 km
Papatoetoe	2576.4 km

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