Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 21, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, November 21, 1989 at 02:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 250.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.765 and latitude -15.867.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.867, -172.765
UTC time	1989-11-21 02:13:10.640

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	250.6 km
Nasinu	960.3 km
Suva	971.1 km
Lautoka	1060.9 km
Nadi	1068.0 km
Port Vila	2026.2 km
Noumea	2297.6 km
Tarawa	2474.4 km
Faaa	2475.0 km
Whangarei	2556.2 km
Auckland	2640.3 km
Papatoetoe	2648.2 km

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