Earthquake details

Saturday, March 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, March 3, 1990 at 11:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 381.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.550 and latitude -17.172.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.3 km
Coordinates	-17.172, -172.550
UTC time	1990-03-03 11:58:31.080

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	381.0 km
Nasinu	953.3 km
Suva	963.2 km
Lautoka	1063.3 km
Nadi	1067.5 km
Port Vila	2032.3 km
Noumea	2270.4 km
Faaa	2436.8 km
Whangarei	2439.7 km
Auckland	2520.2 km
Papatoetoe	2527.7 km
Manukau	2528.1 km

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