Earthquake details

Thursday, December 24, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, December 24, 1992 at 00:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 218.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.128 and latitude -15.293.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	23.4 km
Coordinates	-15.293, -173.128
UTC time	1992-12-24 00:34:13.810

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1992-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	218.9 km
Nasinu	943.3 km
Suva	954.4 km
Lautoka	1038.4 km
Nadi	1046.8 km
Port Vila	1998.4 km
Noumea	2285.6 km
Tarawa	2400.6 km
Faaa	2522.8 km
Whangarei	2595.4 km
Auckland	2681.9 km
Papatoetoe	2690.1 km

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