Earthquake details

Monday, April 3, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, April 3, 2006 at 20:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 311.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.314 and latitude -15.158.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.158, -174.314
UTC time	2006-04-03 20:27:13.460

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	311.6 km
Nasinu	830.9 km
Suva	842.2 km
Lautoka	921.0 km
Nadi	930.4 km
Port Vila	1876.1 km
Noumea	2174.9 km
Tarawa	2307.8 km
Whangarei	2554.4 km
Auckland	2645.6 km
Faaa	2651.0 km
Papatoetoe	2654.4 km

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