Earthquake details

Friday, April 4, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 04:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 198.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.836 and latitude -15.281.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.5 km
Coordinates	-15.281, -172.836
UTC time	2008-04-04 04:03:01.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	198.1 km
Nasinu	973.2 km
Suva	984.3 km
Lautoka	1069.0 km
Nadi	1077.2 km
Port Vila	2029.5 km
Noumea	2315.0 km
Tarawa	2420.2 km
Faaa	2492.1 km
Whangarei	2610.7 km
Auckland	2696.2 km
Papatoetoe	2704.2 km

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