Earthquake details

Saturday, April 8, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 8, 1995 at 01:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 235.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.421 and latitude -15.213.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	37.5 km
Coordinates	-15.213, -173.421
UTC time	1995-04-08 01:20:08.760

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-04-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	235.3 km
Nasinu	917.0 km
Suva	928.2 km
Lautoka	1010.7 km
Nadi	1019.4 km
Port Vila	1969.1 km
Noumea	2260.2 km
Tarawa	2373.4 km
Faaa	2555.3 km
Whangarei	2589.5 km
Auckland	2677.3 km
Papatoetoe	2685.6 km

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