Earthquake details

Sunday, January 16, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, January 16, 1994 at 19:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.606 and latitude -15.053.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.6 km
Coordinates	-15.053, -173.606
UTC time	1994-01-16 19:48:50.860

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.3 km
Nasinu	905.3 km
Suva	916.6 km
Lautoka	996.9 km
Nadi	1006.1 km
Port Vila	1953.0 km
Noumea	2249.1 km
Tarawa	2347.0 km
Faaa	2577.8 km
Whangarei	2597.0 km
Auckland	2685.7 km
Papatoetoe	2694.2 km

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