Earthquake details

Sunday, March 5, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, March 5, 1995 at 00:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 388.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.743 and latitude -17.191.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-17.191, -172.743
UTC time	1995-03-05 00:49:32.610

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	388.2 km
Nasinu	932.7 km
Suva	942.6 km
Lautoka	1042.6 km
Nadi	1046.9 km
Port Vila	2011.6 km
Noumea	2250.2 km
Whangarei	2427.8 km
Faaa	2457.1 km
Auckland	2509.0 km
Papatoetoe	2516.6 km
Manukau	2517.0 km

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