Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 19:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 257.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.501 and latitude -15.422.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	44.7 km
Coordinates	-15.422, -173.501
UTC time	2011-08-24 19:41:06.820

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	257.2 km
Nasinu	900.7 km
Suva	911.9 km
Lautoka	996.0 km
Nadi	1004.3 km
Port Vila	1956.4 km
Noumea	2243.1 km
Tarawa	2385.7 km
Faaa	2560.2 km
Whangarei	2564.8 km
Auckland	2652.5 km
Papatoetoe	2660.9 km

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