Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 18:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 366.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.671 and latitude -15.552.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.552, -174.671
UTC time	2012-01-04 18:04:48.180

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	366.6 km
Nasinu	778.4 km
Suva	789.7 km
Lautoka	871.3 km
Nadi	880.1 km
Port Vila	1830.3 km
Noumea	2122.1 km
Tarawa	2319.1 km
Whangarei	2498.8 km
Auckland	2590.6 km
Papatoetoe	2599.5 km
Manukau	2600.4 km

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