Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 20, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, July 20, 1993 at 07:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 342.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.595 and latitude -16.807.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.5 km
Coordinates	-16.807, -172.595
UTC time	1993-07-20 07:38:19.460

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	342.8 km
Nasinu	954.6 km
Suva	964.8 km
Lautoka	1062.2 km
Nadi	1067.3 km
Port Vila	2031.2 km
Noumea	2278.7 km
Faaa	2445.1 km
Whangarei	2472.8 km
Auckland	2554.3 km
Papatoetoe	2561.9 km
Manukau	2562.3 km

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