Earthquake details

Thursday, September 26, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 26, 1991 at 22:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 299.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.245 and latitude -16.117.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	-16.117, -173.245
UTC time	1991-09-26 22:16:25.730

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-09-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	299.8 km
Nasinu	903.4 km
Suva	914.1 km
Lautoka	1005.0 km
Nadi	1011.8 km
Port Vila	1971.4 km
Noumea	2239.6 km
Tarawa	2462.8 km
Whangarei	2507.9 km
Faaa	2522.4 km
Auckland	2593.3 km
Papatoetoe	2601.4 km

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