Earthquake details

Sunday, February 17, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 21:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 266.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.561 and latitude -15.479.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	76.4 km
Coordinates	-15.479, -173.561
UTC time	2008-02-17 21:39:00.750

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-02-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	266.3 km
Nasinu	892.5 km
Suva	903.6 km
Lautoka	988.1 km
Nadi	996.4 km
Port Vila	1949.0 km
Noumea	2234.7 km
Tarawa	2386.5 km
Whangarei	2556.3 km
Faaa	2565.6 km
Auckland	2644.1 km
Papatoetoe	2652.5 km

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