Earthquake details

Thursday, December 8, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, December 8, 1988 at 11:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 318.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.352 and latitude -15.213.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.213, -174.352
UTC time	1988-12-08 11:18:54.680

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	318.1 km
Nasinu	824.7 km
Suva	836.0 km
Lautoka	915.2 km
Nadi	924.5 km
Port Vila	1870.9 km
Noumea	2168.6 km
Tarawa	2310.1 km
Whangarei	2547.2 km
Auckland	2638.4 km
Papatoetoe	2647.2 km
Manukau	2648.0 km

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