Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 6, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, September 6, 1995 at 08:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 312.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.891 and latitude -16.422.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.422, -172.891
UTC time	1995-09-06 08:27:34.150

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	312.5 km
Nasinu	932.0 km
Suva	942.4 km
Lautoka	1036.5 km
Nadi	1042.5 km
Port Vila	2004.5 km
Noumea	2263.2 km
Faaa	2480.9 km
Whangarei	2495.3 km
Tarawa	2513.1 km
Auckland	2578.8 km
Papatoetoe	2586.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account