Earthquake details

Friday, December 13, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 13, 1996 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 286.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.609 and latitude -16.406.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.406, -171.609
UTC time	1996-12-13 01:00:07.760

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-12-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	286.9 km
Nasinu	1066.3 km
Suva	1076.6 km
Lautoka	1172.2 km
Nadi	1177.8 km
Port Vila	2140.6 km
Faaa	2345.0 km
Noumea	2392.7 km
Whangarei	2563.7 km
Tarawa	2601.1 km
Auckland	2642.2 km
Papatoetoe	2649.5 km

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