Earthquake details

Sunday, May 1, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 23:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 192.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.941 and latitude -15.138.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.138, -172.941
UTC time	2011-05-01 23:18:58.640

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	192.6 km
Nasinu	968.1 km
Suva	979.3 km
Lautoka	1062.5 km
Nadi	1071.1 km
Port Vila	2021.3 km
Noumea	2310.8 km
Tarawa	2400.8 km
Faaa	2505.8 km
Whangarei	2619.8 km
Auckland	2705.9 km
Papatoetoe	2714.1 km

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