Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 25, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 03:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 279.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.047 and latitude -16.018.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.018, -173.047
UTC time	1997-06-25 03:54:12.240

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-06-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	279.5 km
Nasinu	926.7 km
Suva	937.5 km
Lautoka	1028.0 km
Nadi	1034.8 km
Port Vila	1993.9 km
Noumea	2263.3 km
Tarawa	2467.8 km
Faaa	2502.8 km
Whangarei	2527.4 km
Auckland	2612.2 km
Papatoetoe	2620.2 km

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