Earthquake details

Sunday, March 30, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, March 30, 1997 at 08:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 317.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.341 and latitude -16.249.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.249, -173.341
UTC time	1997-03-30 08:38:27.470

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	317.7 km
Nasinu	889.7 km
Suva	900.4 km
Lautoka	992.3 km
Nadi	998.8 km
Port Vila	1959.2 km
Noumea	2224.8 km
Tarawa	2467.8 km
Whangarei	2490.1 km
Faaa	2530.8 km
Auckland	2575.6 km
Papatoetoe	2583.7 km

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