Earthquake details

Sunday, November 3, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, November 3, 1991 at 17:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 386.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.998 and latitude -16.560.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.560, -173.998
UTC time	1991-11-03 17:37:47.660

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-11-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	386.7 km
Nasinu	813.4 km
Suva	823.9 km
Lautoka	917.4 km
Nadi	923.4 km
Port Vila	1885.4 km
Noumea	2146.9 km
Whangarei	2427.7 km
Tarawa	2452.1 km
Auckland	2515.1 km
Papatoetoe	2523.5 km
Manukau	2524.2 km

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