Earthquake details

Friday, March 23, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 14:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 380.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.263 and latitude -16.261.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	128.9 km
Coordinates	-16.261, -174.263
UTC time	2012-03-23 14:35:31.870

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	380.8 km
Nasinu	794.2 km
Suva	805.0 km
Lautoka	895.1 km
Nadi	902.0 km
Port Vila	1861.4 km
Noumea	2132.3 km
Tarawa	2408.4 km
Whangarei	2445.3 km
Auckland	2534.3 km
Papatoetoe	2542.9 km
Manukau	2543.7 km

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