Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 19:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 399.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.011 and latitude -17.416.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.3 km
Coordinates	-17.416, -172.011
UTC time	2010-03-24 19:50:13.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	399.7 km
Nasinu	1007.2 km
Suva	1016.8 km
Lautoka	1118.8 km
Nadi	1122.5 km
Port Vila	2087.3 km
Noumea	2316.9 km
Faaa	2377.8 km
Whangarei	2445.1 km
Auckland	2522.9 km
Papatoetoe	2530.0 km
Manukau	2530.3 km

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