Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 21, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, September 21, 1988 at 23:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 296.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.113 and latitude -16.477.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.2 km
Coordinates	-16.477, -172.113
UTC time	1988-09-21 23:59:29.970

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	296.6 km
Nasinu	1012.0 km
Suva	1022.3 km
Lautoka	1117.8 km
Nadi	1123.4 km
Port Vila	2086.3 km
Noumea	2339.3 km
Faaa	2397.7 km
Whangarei	2530.0 km
Tarawa	2571.4 km
Auckland	2610.3 km
Papatoetoe	2617.8 km

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