Earthquake details

Saturday, April 8, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 8, 1989 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 250.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.001 and latitude -15.737.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	32.7 km
Coordinates	-15.737, -173.001
UTC time	1989-04-08 03:06:01.590

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-04-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	250.1 km
Nasinu	940.3 km
Suva	951.1 km
Lautoka	1039.3 km
Nadi	1046.8 km
Port Vila	2003.5 km
Noumea	2279.4 km
Tarawa	2447.0 km
Faaa	2502.1 km
Whangarei	2557.4 km
Auckland	2642.7 km
Papatoetoe	2650.7 km

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