Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 24, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, October 24, 1990 at 12:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 221.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.112 and latitude -15.794.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.4 km
Coordinates	-15.794, -172.112
UTC time	1990-10-24 12:18:16.410

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	221.4 km
Nasinu	1029.8 km
Suva	1040.6 km
Lautoka	1131.0 km
Nadi	1138.0 km
Port Vila	2096.6 km
Noumea	2365.7 km
Faaa	2406.9 km
Tarawa	2514.5 km
Whangarei	2596.5 km
Auckland	2678.2 km
Papatoetoe	2685.9 km

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