Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 22:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 198.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.028 and latitude -15.131.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.131, -173.028
UTC time	2008-07-22 22:46:15.750

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-07-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	198.4 km
Nasinu	959.7 km
Suva	970.9 km
Lautoka	1053.7 km
Nadi	1062.4 km
Port Vila	2012.3 km
Noumea	2302.5 km
Tarawa	2394.1 km
Faaa	2515.1 km
Whangarei	2616.3 km
Auckland	2702.8 km
Papatoetoe	2711.0 km

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