Earthquake details

Friday, December 20, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 20, 1991 at 02:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 317.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.571 and latitude -16.095.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	79.0 km
Coordinates	-16.095, -173.571
UTC time	1991-12-20 02:03:04.450

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	317.9 km
Nasinu	870.4 km
Suva	881.2 km
Lautoka	971.3 km
Nadi	978.2 km
Port Vila	1937.2 km
Noumea	2208.0 km
Tarawa	2439.0 km
Whangarei	2494.3 km
Faaa	2557.3 km
Auckland	2581.0 km
Papatoetoe	2589.3 km

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