Earthquake details

Thursday, January 19, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 05:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 334.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.881 and latitude -16.040.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	89.9 km
Coordinates	-16.040, -173.881
UTC time	2006-01-19 05:37:36.150

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	334.7 km
Nasinu	840.3 km
Suva	851.2 km
Lautoka	940.1 km
Nadi	947.3 km
Port Vila	1905.2 km
Noumea	2179.3 km
Tarawa	2413.7 km
Whangarei	2485.2 km
Auckland	2573.2 km
Papatoetoe	2581.6 km
Manukau	2582.3 km

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