Earthquake details

Monday, January 9, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 00:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 290.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.142 and latitude -15.063.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.063, -174.142
UTC time	2012-01-09 00:06:54.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	290.3 km
Nasinu	852.1 km
Suva	863.4 km
Lautoka	941.9 km
Nadi	951.4 km
Port Vila	1896.3 km
Noumea	2196.1 km
Tarawa	2311.1 km
Whangarei	2571.7 km
Faaa	2634.5 km
Auckland	2662.3 km
Papatoetoe	2671.1 km

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