Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 12, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 12, 1992 at 17:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 300.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.071 and latitude -16.222.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.7 km
Coordinates	-16.222, -173.071
UTC time	1992-02-12 17:06:23.710

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-02-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	300.6 km
Nasinu	918.4 km
Suva	929.0 km
Lautoka	1021.2 km
Nadi	1027.7 km
Port Vila	1988.2 km
Noumea	2252.8 km
Tarawa	2483.7 km
Faaa	2502.5 km
Whangarei	2506.0 km
Auckland	2590.6 km
Papatoetoe	2598.6 km

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