Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, March 27, 1994 at 07:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 319.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.704 and latitude -16.559.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.559, -172.704
UTC time	1994-03-27 07:20:19.420

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	319.7 km
Nasinu	948.3 km
Suva	958.7 km
Lautoka	1054.1 km
Nadi	1059.7 km
Port Vila	2022.6 km
Noumea	2276.8 km
Faaa	2459.4 km
Whangarei	2491.4 km
Tarawa	2537.5 km
Auckland	2573.8 km
Papatoetoe	2581.5 km

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