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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	313.7 km
Nasinu	919.3 km
Suva	929.8 km
Lautoka	1023.3 km
Nadi	1029.4 km
Port Vila	1991.0 km
Noumea	2251.5 km
Whangarei	2493.1 km
Faaa	2495.6 km
Tarawa	2500.2 km
Auckland	2577.1 km
Papatoetoe	2585.1 km

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