Earthquake details

Saturday, April 6, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 6, 2002 at 01:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 237.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.475 and latitude -15.179.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.179, -173.475
UTC time	2002-04-06 01:45:17.370

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	237.3 km
Nasinu	913.0 km
Suva	924.3 km
Lautoka	1006.2 km
Nadi	1015.0 km
Port Vila	1964.1 km
Noumea	2256.3 km
Tarawa	2366.8 km
Faaa	2561.7 km
Whangarei	2590.4 km
Auckland	2678.4 km
Papatoetoe	2686.8 km

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