Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 16:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 231.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.476 and latitude -15.087.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates -15.087, -173.476
UTC time 2008-08-19 16:30:13.210
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2008-08-19

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