Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 2, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, October 2, 2001 at 00:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 342.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.820 and latitude -16.183.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	106.9 km
Coordinates	-16.183, -173.820
UTC time	2001-10-02 00:48:18.790

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2001-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	342.3 km
Nasinu	842.2 km
Suva	852.9 km
Lautoka	943.3 km
Nadi	950.1 km
Port Vila	1909.5 km
Noumea	2179.6 km
Tarawa	2430.3 km
Whangarei	2473.7 km
Auckland	2561.2 km
Papatoetoe	2569.6 km
Manukau	2570.3 km

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