Earthquake details

Sunday, January 27, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 15:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 370.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.476 and latitude -15.891.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	-15.891, -174.476
UTC time	2008-01-27 15:28:25.220

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	370.7 km
Nasinu	784.8 km
Suva	795.8 km
Lautoka	881.7 km
Nadi	889.5 km
Port Vila	1844.7 km
Noumea	2126.5 km
Tarawa	2361.8 km
Whangarei	2473.0 km
Auckland	2563.5 km
Papatoetoe	2572.2 km
Manukau	2573.0 km

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