Earthquake details

Friday, May 22, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, May 22, 1992 at 23:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 289.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.335 and latitude -16.375.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.375, -172.335
UTC time	1992-05-22 23:34:10.380

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	289.5 km
Nasinu	991.1 km
Suva	1001.5 km
Lautoka	1096.0 km
Nadi	1101.9 km
Port Vila	2064.1 km
Noumea	2320.8 km
Faaa	2422.5 km
Whangarei	2528.3 km
Tarawa	2547.3 km
Auckland	2609.7 km
Papatoetoe	2617.3 km

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