Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 20, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 20, 1999 at 06:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 196.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.177 and latitude -14.947.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.947, -173.177
UTC time	1999-01-20 06:02:22.040

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	196.2 km
Nasinu	952.4 km
Suva	963.7 km
Lautoka	1044.5 km
Nadi	1053.6 km
Port Vila	2000.5 km
Noumea	2296.1 km
Tarawa	2368.1 km
Faaa	2534.3 km
Whangarei	2627.6 km
Auckland	2714.9 km
Papatoetoe	2723.3 km

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