Earthquake details

Friday, December 1, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 284.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.000 and latitude -15.190.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	101.6 km
Coordinates	-15.190, -174.000
UTC time	2006-12-01 09:23:39.680

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-12-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	284.1 km
Nasinu	860.4 km
Suva	871.7 km
Lautoka	952.0 km
Nadi	961.1 km
Port Vila	1908.5 km
Noumea	2204.2 km
Tarawa	2331.7 km
Whangarei	2565.2 km
Faaa	2617.1 km
Auckland	2655.1 km
Papatoetoe	2663.8 km

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