Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 1, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, April 1, 1998 at 21:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 242.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.444 and latitude -15.283.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.283, -173.444
UTC time	1998-04-01 21:08:15.840

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	242.3 km
Nasinu	911.9 km
Suva	923.1 km
Lautoka	1006.1 km
Nadi	1014.7 km
Port Vila	1965.2 km
Noumea	2254.8 km
Tarawa	2377.8 km
Faaa	2556.5 km
Whangarei	2581.4 km
Auckland	2669.1 km
Papatoetoe	2677.5 km

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