Earthquake details

Thursday, September 16, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 01:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 339.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.960 and latitude -16.031.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	84.0 km
Coordinates	-16.031, -173.960
UTC time	2010-09-16 01:54:40.290

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	339.8 km
Nasinu	832.5 km
Suva	843.4 km
Lautoka	932.0 km
Nadi	939.3 km
Port Vila	1897.0 km
Noumea	2171.9 km
Tarawa	2407.7 km
Whangarei	2482.4 km
Auckland	2570.7 km
Papatoetoe	2579.1 km
Manukau	2579.9 km

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