Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 350.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.617 and latitude -16.421.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.4 km
Coordinates	-16.421, -173.617
UTC time	2008-01-22 00:09:32.140

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	350.0 km
Nasinu	856.5 km
Suva	867.1 km
Lautoka	960.0 km
Nadi	966.2 km
Port Vila	1927.6 km
Noumea	2190.5 km
Whangarei	2459.7 km
Tarawa	2464.5 km
Auckland	2545.9 km
Papatoetoe	2554.1 km
Manukau	2554.8 km

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