Earthquake details

Friday, April 15, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 02:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 226.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.238 and latitude -15.281.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.0 km
Coordinates	-15.281, -173.238
UTC time	2011-04-15 02:06:28.420

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-04-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	226.1 km
Nasinu	932.7 km
Suva	943.8 km
Lautoka	1027.4 km
Nadi	1035.9 km
Port Vila	1987.0 km
Noumea	2275.2 km
Tarawa	2391.9 km
Faaa	2534.7 km
Whangarei	2591.3 km
Auckland	2678.3 km
Papatoetoe	2686.6 km

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