Earthquake details

Thursday, January 12, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 22:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 379.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.590 and latitude -16.753.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.1 km
Coordinates	-16.753, -173.590
UTC time	2012-01-12 22:30:59.280

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	379.4 km
Nasinu	851.4 km
Suva	861.8 km
Lautoka	957.6 km
Nadi	963.0 km
Port Vila	1926.3 km
Noumea	2180.5 km
Whangarei	2428.1 km
Tarawa	2495.5 km
Auckland	2513.6 km
Papatoetoe	2521.7 km
Manukau	2522.3 km

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