Earthquake details

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 22:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 169.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.306 and latitude -14.131.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.7 km
Coordinates	-14.131, -173.306
UTC time	2010-12-18 22:24:18.000

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	169.5 km
Nasinu	978.5 km
Suva	990.0 km
Lautoka	1062.8 km
Nadi	1073.5 km
Port Vila	2007.0 km
Tarawa	2291.1 km
Noumea	2321.7 km
Faaa	2565.0 km
Whangarei	2703.6 km
Auckland	2792.8 km
Papatoetoe	2801.3 km

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