Earthquake details

Monday, August 5, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, August 5, 1996 at 17:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 234.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.332 and latitude -15.293.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.293, -173.332
UTC time	1996-08-05 17:01:05.250

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	234.2 km
Nasinu	922.8 km
Suva	933.9 km
Lautoka	1017.3 km
Nadi	1025.8 km
Port Vila	1976.8 km
Noumea	2265.4 km
Tarawa	2386.4 km
Faaa	2544.5 km
Whangarei	2585.7 km
Auckland	2673.0 km
Papatoetoe	2681.3 km

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