Earthquake details

Thursday, January 4, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 4, 1990 at 05:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 209.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.850 and latitude -15.397.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	53.5 km
Coordinates	-15.397, -172.850
UTC time	1990-01-04 05:32:21.040

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1990-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	209.6 km
Nasinu	967.5 km
Suva	978.5 km
Lautoka	1064.1 km
Nadi	1072.2 km
Port Vila	2025.7 km
Noumea	2308.6 km
Tarawa	2428.9 km
Faaa	2491.6 km
Whangarei	2598.5 km
Auckland	2683.8 km
Papatoetoe	2691.9 km

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