Earthquake details

Monday, December 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 18:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 398.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.635 and latitude -17.310.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-17.310, -172.635
UTC time	2008-12-22 18:06:32.000

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	398.1 km
Nasinu	942.5 km
Suva	952.3 km
Lautoka	1053.2 km
Nadi	1057.2 km
Port Vila	2022.1 km
Noumea	2257.1 km
Whangarei	2421.9 km
Faaa	2444.7 km
Auckland	2502.4 km
Papatoetoe	2509.9 km
Manukau	2510.3 km

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