Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 311.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.271 and latitude -15.230.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 186.5 km
Coordinates -15.230, -174.271
UTC time 2006-08-02 17:35:19.180
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-02

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