Earthquake details

Saturday, April 26, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 22:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 341.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.053 and latitude -15.957.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	131.8 km
Coordinates	-15.957, -174.053
UTC time	2008-04-26 22:31:24.590

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	341.1 km
Nasinu	825.4 km
Suva	836.4 km
Lautoka	924.1 km
Nadi	931.6 km
Port Vila	1888.4 km
Noumea	2165.7 km
Tarawa	2395.1 km
Whangarei	2485.5 km
Auckland	2574.3 km
Papatoetoe	2582.8 km
Manukau	2583.6 km

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