Earthquake details

Friday, April 5, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 5, 2002 at 23:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.429 and latitude -15.275.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.275, -173.429
UTC time	2002-04-05 23:02:29.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-04-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.5 km
Nasinu	913.7 km
Suva	924.9 km
Lautoka	1007.9 km
Nadi	1016.5 km
Port Vila	1967.0 km
Noumea	2256.6 km
Tarawa	2378.1 km
Faaa	2555.1 km
Whangarei	2582.9 km
Auckland	2670.6 km
Papatoetoe	2679.0 km

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