Earthquake details

Sunday, May 28, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, May 28, 1989 at 09:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 359.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.278 and latitude -16.714.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 34.9 km
Coordinates -16.714, -173.278
UTC time 1989-05-28 09:46:28.270
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-28

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