Earthquake details

Sunday, February 24, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, February 24, 1991 at 11:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 226.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.384 and latitude -15.125.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.125, -173.384
UTC time	1991-02-24 11:04:15.870

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	226.0 km
Nasinu	924.3 km
Suva	935.6 km
Lautoka	1017.3 km
Nadi	1026.2 km
Port Vila	1974.8 km
Noumea	2267.7 km
Tarawa	2368.5 km
Faaa	2553.0 km
Whangarei	2600.1 km
Auckland	2687.8 km
Papatoetoe	2696.2 km

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