Earthquake details

Friday, July 20, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, July 20, 2001 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 254.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.687 and latitude -15.167.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.0 km
Coordinates	-15.167, -173.687
UTC time	2001-07-20 00:21:51.470

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	254.7 km
Nasinu	892.4 km
Suva	903.7 km
Lautoka	984.8 km
Nadi	993.8 km
Port Vila	1942.0 km
Noumea	2236.0 km
Tarawa	2351.1 km
Whangarei	2581.8 km
Faaa	2584.3 km
Auckland	2670.6 km
Papatoetoe	2679.1 km

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