Earthquake details

Friday, May 5, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, May 5, 1995 at 18:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 236.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.369 and latitude -15.284.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.284, -173.369
UTC time	1995-05-05 18:51:58.210

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-05-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	236.4 km
Nasinu	919.4 km
Suva	930.6 km
Lautoka	1013.8 km
Nadi	1022.3 km
Port Vila	1973.1 km
Noumea	2262.2 km
Tarawa	2383.0 km
Faaa	2548.6 km
Whangarei	2584.8 km
Auckland	2672.3 km
Papatoetoe	2680.6 km

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