Earthquake details

Sunday, September 23, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, September 23, 1990 at 06:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 238.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.632 and latitude -14.989.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.989, -173.632
UTC time	1990-09-23 06:50:33.090

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1990-09-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	238.7 km
Nasinu	905.6 km
Suva	916.9 km
Lautoka	996.5 km
Nadi	1005.8 km
Port Vila	1951.6 km
Noumea	2249.4 km
Tarawa	2339.7 km
Faaa	2581.8 km
Whangarei	2602.2 km
Auckland	2691.1 km
Papatoetoe	2699.7 km

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