Earthquake details

Friday, September 6, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, September 6, 2002 at 21:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 329.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.363 and latitude -16.358.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.358, -173.363
UTC time	2002-09-06 21:25:11.060

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	329.3 km
Nasinu	884.5 km
Suva	895.1 km
Lautoka	987.9 km
Nadi	994.2 km
Port Vila	1955.4 km
Noumea	2218.3 km
Tarawa	2475.8 km
Whangarei	2478.2 km
Faaa	2531.8 km
Auckland	2563.6 km
Papatoetoe	2571.7 km

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