Earthquake details

Saturday, April 8, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 8, 1995 at 01:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.549 and latitude -15.136.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.136, -173.549
UTC time	1995-04-08 01:02:08.060

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-04-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.7 km
Nasinu	907.5 km
Suva	918.7 km
Lautoka	1000.0 km
Nadi	1009.0 km
Port Vila	1957.2 km
Noumea	2251.0 km
Tarawa	2358.0 km
Faaa	2570.3 km
Whangarei	2591.3 km
Auckland	2679.6 km
Papatoetoe	2688.1 km

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