Earthquake details

Friday, August 24, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, August 24, 1990 at 00:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 259.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.002 and latitude -14.700.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.700, -174.002
UTC time	1990-08-24 00:13:58.120

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	259.7 km
Nasinu	882.9 km
Suva	894.4 km
Lautoka	969.7 km
Nadi	979.8 km
Port Vila	1919.4 km
Noumea	2226.7 km
Tarawa	2289.5 km
Whangarei	2614.7 km
Faaa	2626.6 km
Auckland	2705.4 km
Papatoetoe	2714.2 km

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