Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at 21:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 261.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.703 and latitude -16.000.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.000, -172.703
UTC time	1998-11-24 21:24:31.870

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-11-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	261.4 km
Nasinu	962.8 km
Suva	973.4 km
Lautoka	1064.4 km
Nadi	1071.2 km
Port Vila	2030.6 km
Noumea	2298.4 km
Faaa	2466.5 km
Tarawa	2490.0 km
Whangarei	2546.2 km
Auckland	2629.8 km
Papatoetoe	2637.7 km

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