Earthquake details

Thursday, April 27, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 19:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 331.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.757 and latitude -16.110.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.8 km
Coordinates	-16.110, -173.757
UTC time	2006-04-27 19:13:03.690

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	331.7 km
Nasinu	850.8 km
Suva	861.6 km
Lautoka	951.5 km
Nadi	958.5 km
Port Vila	1917.3 km
Noumea	2188.8 km
Tarawa	2428.0 km
Whangarei	2484.0 km
Auckland	2571.4 km
Faaa	2576.9 km
Papatoetoe	2579.7 km

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