Earthquake details

Saturday, December 16, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, December 16, 1995 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 313.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.024 and latitude -16.377.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 32.6 km
Coordinates -16.377, -173.024
UTC time 1995-12-16 20:31:14.410
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-12-16

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