Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 05:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 284.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.100 and latitude -16.038.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.8 km
Coordinates	-16.038, -173.100
UTC time	2011-01-04 05:54:02.620

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	284.2 km
Nasinu	920.7 km
Suva	931.4 km
Lautoka	1022.0 km
Nadi	1028.8 km
Port Vila	1988.0 km
Noumea	2257.2 km
Tarawa	2465.9 km
Faaa	2508.1 km
Whangarei	2522.8 km
Auckland	2607.8 km
Papatoetoe	2615.8 km

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