Earthquake details

Sunday, December 1, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 07:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 281.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.965 and latitude -16.082.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.082, -172.965
UTC time	2002-12-01 07:56:01.220

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	281.5 km
Nasinu	933.3 km
Suva	944.0 km
Lautoka	1035.2 km
Nadi	1041.9 km
Port Vila	2001.6 km
Noumea	2269.0 km
Tarawa	2478.9 km
Faaa	2493.2 km
Whangarei	2525.1 km
Auckland	2609.5 km
Papatoetoe	2617.5 km

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