Earthquake details

Sunday, December 14, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, December 14, 1997 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 245.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.173 and latitude -15.571.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.571, -173.173
UTC time	1997-12-14 23:10:03.970

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	245.7 km
Nasinu	928.4 km
Suva	939.4 km
Lautoka	1025.8 km
Nadi	1033.6 km
Port Vila	1988.2 km
Noumea	2269.2 km
Tarawa	2421.0 km
Faaa	2522.9 km
Whangarei	2565.6 km
Auckland	2651.7 km
Papatoetoe	2659.9 km

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