Earthquake details

Monday, May 7, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, May 7, 2001 at 00:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 220.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.468 and latitude -14.927.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.927, -173.468
UTC time	2001-05-07 00:00:37.540

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-05-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	220.2 km
Nasinu	924.5 km
Suva	935.8 km
Lautoka	1015.4 km
Nadi	1024.7 km
Port Vila	1970.3 km
Noumea	2268.4 km
Tarawa	2345.9 km
Faaa	2565.6 km
Whangarei	2616.0 km
Auckland	2704.4 km
Papatoetoe	2712.9 km

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