Earthquake details

Thursday, September 19, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 19, 2002 at 10:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 228.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.347 and latitude -15.196.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.196, -173.347
UTC time	2002-09-19 10:15:03.470

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	228.1 km
Nasinu	925.1 km
Suva	936.3 km
Lautoka	1018.8 km
Nadi	1027.5 km
Port Vila	1977.2 km
Noumea	2268.2 km
Tarawa	2377.1 km
Faaa	2547.8 km
Whangarei	2594.7 km
Auckland	2682.2 km
Papatoetoe	2690.5 km

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