Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 12:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 277.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.559 and latitude -16.208.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.208, -172.559
UTC time	2001-02-28 12:22:32.120

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	277.7 km
Nasinu	971.9 km
Suva	982.5 km
Lautoka	1075.4 km
Nadi	1081.7 km
Port Vila	2042.7 km
Noumea	2304.7 km
Faaa	2448.4 km
Tarawa	2517.6 km
Whangarei	2533.1 km
Auckland	2615.7 km
Papatoetoe	2623.5 km

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