Earthquake details

Monday, January 13, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, January 13, 2003 at 20:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 275.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.474 and latitude -15.680.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.680, -173.474
UTC time	2003-01-13 20:02:00.730

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	275.7 km
Nasinu	894.0 km
Suva	904.9 km
Lautoka	991.5 km
Nadi	999.3 km
Port Vila	1954.4 km
Noumea	2234.7 km
Tarawa	2409.7 km
Whangarei	2540.3 km
Faaa	2553.1 km
Auckland	2627.4 km
Papatoetoe	2635.7 km

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