Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at 21:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 311.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.942 and latitude -16.388.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.388, -172.942
UTC time	2002-06-12 21:25:58.240

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-06-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	311.2 km
Nasinu	927.5 km
Suva	938.0 km
Lautoka	1031.7 km
Nadi	1037.8 km
Port Vila	1999.6 km
Noumea	2259.3 km
Faaa	2486.7 km
Whangarei	2496.1 km
Tarawa	2506.7 km
Auckland	2579.8 km
Papatoetoe	2587.7 km

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