Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 00:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 371.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.826 and latitude -15.382.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.382, -174.826
UTC time	2011-12-14 00:48:10.250

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	371.9 km
Nasinu	770.5 km
Suva	781.9 km
Lautoka	861.0 km
Nadi	870.3 km
Port Vila	1817.3 km
Noumea	2114.5 km
Tarawa	2294.0 km
Whangarei	2509.4 km
Auckland	2602.0 km
Papatoetoe	2611.0 km
Manukau	2612.0 km

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