Earthquake details

Sunday, September 23, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, September 23, 1990 at 08:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 231.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.861 and latitude -14.275.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.275, -173.861
UTC time	1990-09-23 08:29:45.460

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	231.4 km
Nasinu	918.1 km
Suva	929.7 km
Lautoka	1001.4 km
Nadi	1012.3 km
Port Vila	1945.0 km
Noumea	2260.8 km
Tarawa	2263.3 km
Faaa	2620.5 km
Whangarei	2664.1 km
Auckland	2755.0 km
Papatoetoe	2763.8 km

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