Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 08:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 333.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.963 and latitude -16.599.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.599, -172.963
UTC time	2008-07-16 08:11:04.000

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	333.6 km
Nasinu	920.4 km
Suva	930.7 km
Lautoka	1026.1 km
Nadi	1031.7 km
Port Vila	1994.6 km
Noumea	2249.3 km
Whangarei	2474.3 km
Faaa	2486.4 km
Tarawa	2523.5 km
Auckland	2557.7 km
Papatoetoe	2565.5 km

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