Earthquake details

Monday, July 17, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, July 17, 1989 at 08:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 198.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.478 and latitude -14.486.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -14.486, -173.478
UTC time 1989-07-17 08:04:50.580
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-07-17

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