Earthquake details

Saturday, September 21, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, September 21, 1991 at 15:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 298.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.004 and latitude -16.232.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	17.0 km
Coordinates	-16.232, -173.004
UTC time	1991-09-21 15:19:48.180

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1991-09-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	298.3 km
Nasinu	925.1 km
Suva	935.7 km
Lautoka	1028.1 km
Nadi	1034.5 km
Port Vila	1995.2 km
Noumea	2259.2 km
Tarawa	2489.1 km
Faaa	2495.3 km
Whangarei	2508.4 km
Auckland	2592.6 km
Papatoetoe	2600.6 km

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