Earthquake details

Monday, January 16, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, January 16, 2006 at 00:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 248.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.421 and latitude -15.392.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.392, -173.421
UTC time	2006-01-16 00:42:36.880

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	248.7 km
Nasinu	910.0 km
Suva	921.1 km
Lautoka	1005.1 km
Nadi	1013.5 km
Port Vila	1965.5 km
Noumea	2252.3 km
Tarawa	2388.6 km
Faaa	2552.2 km
Whangarei	2571.6 km
Auckland	2659.0 km
Papatoetoe	2667.4 km

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