Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 18:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 344.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.663 and latitude -15.140.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.140, -174.663
UTC time	2012-01-04 18:54:11.320

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	344.4 km
Nasinu	797.6 km
Suva	809.0 km
Lautoka	886.1 km
Nadi	895.9 km
Port Vila	1839.7 km
Noumea	2141.6 km
Tarawa	2283.1 km
Whangarei	2541.1 km
Auckland	2633.5 km
Papatoetoe	2642.5 km
Manukau	2643.4 km

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