Earthquake details

Thursday, February 16, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at 14:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 274.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.020 and latitude -15.980.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.980, -173.020
UTC time	2006-02-16 14:54:38.960

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	274.4 km
Nasinu	930.6 km
Suva	941.4 km
Lautoka	1031.6 km
Nadi	1038.6 km
Port Vila	1997.4 km
Noumea	2267.6 km
Tarawa	2466.4 km
Faaa	2500.5 km
Whangarei	2532.4 km
Auckland	2617.3 km
Papatoetoe	2625.3 km

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