Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 13, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 13, 1991 at 09:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 383.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.318 and latitude -16.936.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.936, -173.318
UTC time	1991-02-13 09:44:01.540

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	383.4 km
Nasinu	876.3 km
Suva	886.5 km
Lautoka	984.1 km
Nadi	989.0 km
Port Vila	1953.1 km
Noumea	2201.2 km
Whangarei	2423.4 km
Auckland	2507.5 km
Papatoetoe	2515.4 km
Manukau	2516.0 km
Faaa	2520.5 km

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