Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 24, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 24, 1993 at 12:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 305.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.861 and latitude -16.362.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.362, -172.861
UTC time	1993-02-24 12:39:59.590

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	305.1 km
Nasinu	936.6 km
Suva	947.1 km
Lautoka	1040.7 km
Nadi	1046.8 km
Port Vila	2008.5 km
Noumea	2268.5 km
Faaa	2478.4 km
Whangarei	2502.7 km
Tarawa	2510.0 km
Auckland	2586.2 km
Papatoetoe	2594.0 km

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