Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, October 5, 1994 at 18:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.308 and latitude -15.395.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.395, -173.308
UTC time	1994-10-05 18:35:01.350

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-10-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.4 km
Nasinu	921.2 km
Suva	932.3 km
Lautoka	1016.7 km
Nadi	1025.0 km
Port Vila	1977.3 km
Noumea	2263.4 km
Tarawa	2396.7 km
Faaa	2540.2 km
Whangarei	2576.6 km
Auckland	2663.7 km
Papatoetoe	2671.9 km

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