Earthquake details

Thursday, March 1, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, March 1, 1990 at 22:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 359.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.485 and latitude -15.710.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.710, -174.485
UTC time	1990-03-01 22:59:26.980

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	359.5 km
Nasinu	790.7 km
Suva	801.8 km
Lautoka	885.7 km
Nadi	894.0 km
Port Vila	1847.0 km
Noumea	2133.4 km
Tarawa	2345.2 km
Whangarei	2490.9 km
Auckland	2581.7 km
Papatoetoe	2590.5 km
Manukau	2591.4 km

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