Earthquake details

Sunday, May 28, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, May 28, 1989 at 10:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 358.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.247 and latitude -16.723.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	50.0 km
Coordinates	-16.723, -173.247
UTC time	1989-05-28 10:20:00.350

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	358.8 km
Nasinu	888.0 km
Suva	898.3 km
Lautoka	994.3 km
Nadi	999.7 km
Port Vila	1963.0 km
Noumea	2216.1 km
Whangarei	2447.9 km
Faaa	2515.2 km
Tarawa	2515.3 km
Auckland	2532.1 km
Papatoetoe	2540.1 km

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