Earthquake details

Saturday, December 28, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, December 28, 2002 at 07:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 263.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.857 and latitude -15.065.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.8 km
Coordinates	-15.065, -173.857
UTC time	2002-12-28 07:44:33.330

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	263.8 km
Nasinu	880.0 km
Suva	891.3 km
Lautoka	970.9 km
Nadi	980.2 km
Port Vila	1926.2 km
Noumea	2223.9 km
Tarawa	2330.7 km
Whangarei	2584.3 km
Faaa	2604.2 km
Auckland	2673.9 km
Papatoetoe	2682.5 km

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