Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 24, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, July 24, 1996 at 21:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 236.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.493 and latitude -15.141.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.141, -173.493
UTC time	1996-07-24 21:00:33.460

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	236.2 km
Nasinu	912.8 km
Suva	924.1 km
Lautoka	1005.6 km
Nadi	1014.5 km
Port Vila	1963.0 km
Noumea	2256.3 km
Tarawa	2362.3 km
Faaa	2564.2 km
Whangarei	2593.4 km
Auckland	2681.5 km
Papatoetoe	2689.9 km

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