Earthquake details

Thursday, May 30, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, May 30, 1991 at 19:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 191.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.808 and latitude -15.229.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.229, -172.808
UTC time	1991-05-30 19:18:13.140

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-05-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	191.6 km
Nasinu	978.0 km
Suva	989.1 km
Lautoka	1073.4 km
Nadi	1081.8 km
Port Vila	2033.5 km
Noumea	2320.0 km
Tarawa	2417.9 km
Faaa	2490.0 km
Whangarei	2617.2 km
Auckland	2702.7 km
Papatoetoe	2710.8 km

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