Earthquake details

Monday, March 25, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, March 25, 1996 at 07:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 312.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.403 and latitude -15.000.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.9 km
Coordinates	-15.000, -174.403
UTC time	1996-03-25 07:17:43.880

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	312.5 km
Nasinu	829.5 km
Suva	841.0 km
Lautoka	917.7 km
Nadi	927.5 km
Port Vila	1870.2 km
Noumea	2173.5 km
Tarawa	2288.1 km
Whangarei	2566.6 km
Auckland	2658.3 km
Faaa	2663.3 km
Papatoetoe	2667.2 km

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