Earthquake details

Saturday, April 8, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 8, 1995 at 14:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 227.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.319 and latitude -15.216.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.8 km
Coordinates	-15.216, -173.319
UTC time	1995-04-08 14:28:37.850

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-04-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	227.3 km
Nasinu	927.1 km
Suva	938.3 km
Lautoka	1021.1 km
Nadi	1029.7 km
Port Vila	1979.8 km
Noumea	2270.1 km
Tarawa	2380.7 km
Faaa	2544.5 km
Whangarei	2594.0 km
Auckland	2681.4 km
Papatoetoe	2689.7 km

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