Earthquake details

Thursday, May 29, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, May 29, 1997 at 13:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 244.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.424 and latitude -15.330.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.330, -173.424
UTC time	1997-05-29 13:46:47.970

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	244.2 km
Nasinu	912.1 km
Suva	923.2 km
Lautoka	1006.7 km
Nadi	1015.2 km
Port Vila	1966.4 km
Noumea	2254.7 km
Tarawa	2383.1 km
Faaa	2553.6 km
Whangarei	2577.7 km
Auckland	2665.2 km
Papatoetoe	2673.6 km

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