Earthquake details

Saturday, February 6, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 263.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.737 and latitude -16.004.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.004, -172.737
UTC time	2010-02-06 20:31:58.540

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	263.2 km
Nasinu	959.1 km
Suva	969.8 km
Lautoka	1060.8 km
Nadi	1067.6 km
Port Vila	2027.0 km
Noumea	2294.9 km
Faaa	2470.1 km
Tarawa	2488.0 km
Whangarei	2544.1 km
Auckland	2627.8 km
Papatoetoe	2635.7 km

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