Earthquake details

Monday, March 15, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, March 15, 1993 at 18:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 349.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.688 and latitude -16.367.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	68.6 km
Coordinates	-16.367, -173.688
UTC time	1993-03-15 18:22:34.780

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	349.5 km
Nasinu	850.6 km
Suva	861.2 km
Lautoka	953.5 km
Nadi	959.9 km
Port Vila	1920.8 km
Noumea	2185.5 km
Tarawa	2455.1 km
Whangarei	2461.6 km
Auckland	2548.3 km
Papatoetoe	2556.5 km
Manukau	2557.2 km

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