Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 17:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 223.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.219 and latitude -15.271.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-15.271, -173.219
UTC time	2010-04-21 17:20:29.110

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2010-04-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	223.8 km
Nasinu	935.0 km
Suva	946.1 km
Lautoka	1029.7 km
Nadi	1038.2 km
Port Vila	1989.2 km
Noumea	2277.5 km
Tarawa	2392.4 km
Faaa	2532.9 km
Whangarei	2593.2 km
Auckland	2680.2 km
Papatoetoe	2688.4 km

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