Earthquake details

Saturday, January 26, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, January 26, 1991 at 08:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 202.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.172 and latitude -15.037.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.037, -173.172
UTC time	1991-01-26 08:56:02.080

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	202.3 km
Nasinu	949.1 km
Suva	960.4 km
Lautoka	1042.0 km
Nadi	1050.9 km
Port Vila	1999.1 km
Noumea	2292.5 km
Tarawa	2376.0 km
Faaa	2532.1 km
Whangarei	2618.8 km
Auckland	2706.0 km
Papatoetoe	2714.3 km

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