Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 08:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 224.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.202 and latitude -15.290.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -15.290, -173.202
UTC time 2008-08-21 08:33:23.830
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-21

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