Earthquake details

Friday, February 24, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 309.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.264 and latitude -15.206.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.7 km
Coordinates	-15.206, -174.264
UTC time	2012-02-24 02:02:44.060

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	309.5 km
Nasinu	833.6 km
Suva	845.0 km
Lautoka	924.4 km
Nadi	933.7 km
Port Vila	1880.3 km
Noumea	2177.6 km
Tarawa	2315.3 km
Whangarei	2551.8 km
Auckland	2642.6 km
Faaa	2644.8 km
Papatoetoe	2651.4 km

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