Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 19:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 359.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.139 and latitude -16.109.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	141.5 km
Coordinates	-16.109, -174.139
UTC time	2010-08-18 19:49:09.770

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-08-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	359.5 km
Nasinu	811.7 km
Suva	822.5 km
Lautoka	911.5 km
Nadi	918.7 km
Port Vila	1876.8 km
Noumea	2150.9 km
Tarawa	2402.9 km
Whangarei	2466.3 km
Auckland	2555.1 km
Papatoetoe	2563.6 km
Manukau	2564.4 km

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