Earthquake details

Friday, April 6, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 6, 1990 at 06:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 151.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.126 and latitude -15.152.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.152, -172.126
UTC time	1990-04-06 06:09:03.080

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	151.8 km
Nasinu	1049.9 km
Suva	1060.9 km
Lautoka	1146.3 km
Nadi	1154.5 km
Port Vila	2107.1 km
Noumea	2390.9 km
Faaa	2419.1 km
Tarawa	2460.9 km
Whangarei	2658.6 km
Auckland	2741.7 km
Papatoetoe	2749.5 km

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