Earthquake details

Sunday, April 9, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, April 9, 1989 at 09:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 294.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.845 and latitude -16.265.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.2 km
Coordinates	-16.265, -172.845
UTC time	1989-04-09 09:14:34.170

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	294.5 km
Nasinu	940.7 km
Suva	951.3 km
Lautoka	1044.2 km
Nadi	1050.5 km
Port Vila	2011.6 km
Noumea	2273.8 km
Faaa	2478.0 km
Tarawa	2502.7 km
Whangarei	2513.0 km
Auckland	2596.7 km
Papatoetoe	2604.5 km

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