Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, October 30, 1991 at 04:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 329.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.478 and latitude -16.284.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.284, -173.478
UTC time	1991-10-30 04:56:21.900

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	329.0 km
Nasinu	874.6 km
Suva	885.2 km
Lautoka	977.2 km
Nadi	983.7 km
Port Vila	1944.2 km
Noumea	2209.7 km
Tarawa	2461.7 km
Whangarei	2480.0 km
Faaa	2544.9 km
Auckland	2566.0 km
Papatoetoe	2574.1 km

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