Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 18, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 288.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.813 and latitude -15.507.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 100.2 km
Coordinates -15.507, -173.813
UTC time 1998-02-18 07:24:50.130
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-02-18

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