Earthquake details

Friday, October 25, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, October 25, 2002 at 03:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 316.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.878 and latitude -16.465.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.465, -172.878
UTC time	2002-10-25 03:49:33.070

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	316.4 km
Nasinu	932.3 km
Suva	942.7 km
Lautoka	1037.2 km
Nadi	1043.0 km
Port Vila	2005.3 km
Noumea	2262.8 km
Faaa	2479.0 km
Whangarei	2491.7 km
Tarawa	2517.6 km
Auckland	2575.1 km
Papatoetoe	2582.9 km

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