Earthquake details

Monday, December 26, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, December 26, 2011 at 04:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 346.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.862 and latitude -16.198.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	90.0 km
Coordinates	-16.198, -173.862
UTC time	2011-12-26 04:48:08.870

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2011-12-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	346.5 km
Nasinu	837.4 km
Suva	848.1 km
Lautoka	938.6 km
Nadi	945.4 km
Port Vila	1904.8 km
Noumea	2174.8 km
Tarawa	2428.8 km
Whangarei	2470.2 km
Auckland	2557.9 km
Papatoetoe	2566.2 km
Manukau	2567.0 km

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