Earthquake details

Saturday, January 23, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 00:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 238.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.346 and latitude -15.338.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.338, -173.346
UTC time	2010-01-23 00:22:58.560

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	238.8 km
Nasinu	919.6 km
Suva	930.7 km
Lautoka	1014.5 km
Nadi	1022.9 km
Port Vila	1974.4 km
Noumea	2262.1 km
Tarawa	2389.2 km
Faaa	2545.2 km
Whangarei	2580.5 km
Auckland	2667.8 km
Papatoetoe	2676.1 km

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