Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 14:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 236.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.573 and latitude -15.036.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.3 km
Coordinates	-15.036, -173.573
UTC time	2012-10-17 14:49:57.670

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-10-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	236.3 km
Nasinu	909.3 km
Suva	920.6 km
Lautoka	1000.9 km
Nadi	1010.1 km
Port Vila	1956.8 km
Noumea	2253.1 km
Tarawa	2347.8 km
Faaa	2574.6 km
Whangarei	2600.2 km
Auckland	2688.8 km
Papatoetoe	2697.3 km

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