Earthquake details

Monday, October 2, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, October 2, 1995 at 23:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 374.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.934 and latitude -15.221.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.221, -174.934
UTC time	1995-10-02 23:48:23.260

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	374.6 km
Nasinu	767.4 km
Suva	778.9 km
Lautoka	855.7 km
Nadi	865.4 km
Port Vila	1809.4 km
Noumea	2111.3 km
Tarawa	2272.7 km
Whangarei	2521.3 km
Auckland	2614.6 km
Papatoetoe	2623.6 km
Manukau	2624.6 km

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