Earthquake details

Friday, April 1, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 1, 1994 at 19:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 250.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.260 and latitude -16.031.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.031, -172.260
UTC time	1994-04-01 19:48:17.570

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	250.3 km
Nasinu	1007.7 km
Suva	1018.3 km
Lautoka	1110.3 km
Nadi	1116.9 km
Port Vila	2077.1 km
Noumea	2341.5 km
Faaa	2419.1 km
Tarawa	2523.7 km
Whangarei	2565.7 km
Auckland	2647.6 km
Papatoetoe	2655.2 km

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