Earthquake details

Friday, December 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 20, 2002 at 21:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 239.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.168 and latitude -15.502.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	57.3 km
Coordinates	-15.502, -173.168
UTC time	2002-12-20 21:06:55.710

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	239.3 km
Nasinu	931.4 km
Suva	942.4 km
Lautoka	1028.2 km
Nadi	1036.2 km
Port Vila	1990.1 km
Noumea	2272.6 km
Tarawa	2415.5 km
Faaa	2523.5 km
Whangarei	2572.7 km
Auckland	2659.0 km
Papatoetoe	2667.2 km

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