Earthquake details

Friday, September 9, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, September 9, 1994 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 299.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.415 and latitude -16.448.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.4 km
Coordinates	-16.448, -172.415
UTC time	1994-09-09 01:06:54.790

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-09-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	299.3 km
Nasinu	981.0 km
Suva	991.4 km
Lautoka	1086.4 km
Nadi	1092.1 km
Port Vila	2054.6 km
Noumea	2310.0 km
Faaa	2430.1 km
Whangarei	2517.1 km
Tarawa	2547.9 km
Auckland	2598.6 km
Papatoetoe	2606.2 km

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