Earthquake details

Saturday, October 9, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, October 9, 1993 at 03:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 250.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.537 and latitude -15.286.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.286, -173.537
UTC time	1993-10-09 03:37:23.840

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-10-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	250.1 km
Nasinu	902.5 km
Suva	913.7 km
Lautoka	996.4 km
Nadi	1005.1 km
Port Vila	1955.3 km
Noumea	2245.5 km
Tarawa	2371.6 km
Faaa	2566.3 km
Whangarei	2576.8 km
Auckland	2664.8 km
Papatoetoe	2673.2 km

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