Earthquake details

Thursday, June 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, June 20, 2002 at 09:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 239.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.457 and latitude -15.233.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.233, -173.457
UTC time	2002-06-20 09:04:53.870

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-06-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	239.7 km
Nasinu	912.6 km
Suva	923.8 km
Lautoka	1006.3 km
Nadi	1015.0 km
Port Vila	1964.9 km
Noumea	2255.7 km
Tarawa	2372.6 km
Faaa	2558.8 km
Whangarei	2585.8 km
Auckland	2673.7 km
Papatoetoe	2682.1 km

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