Earthquake details

Friday, January 13, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, January 13, 2006 at 12:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 325.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.816 and latitude -16.574.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.6 km
Coordinates	-16.574, -172.816
UTC time	2006-01-13 12:46:12.740

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	325.2 km
Nasinu	936.3 km
Suva	946.6 km
Lautoka	1042.0 km
Nadi	1047.6 km
Port Vila	2010.5 km
Noumea	2265.0 km
Faaa	2471.1 km
Whangarei	2484.2 km
Tarawa	2531.2 km
Auckland	2567.1 km
Papatoetoe	2574.8 km

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