Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at 14:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 247.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.048 and latitude -15.676.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -15.676, -173.048
UTC time 2002-10-16 14:13:12.740
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-10-16

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