Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 203.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.266 and latitude -14.936.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-14.936, -173.266
UTC time	2012-12-05 13:48:42.220

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-12-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	203.0 km
Nasinu	944.1 km
Suva	955.4 km
Lautoka	1035.7 km
Nadi	1044.9 km
Port Vila	1991.4 km
Noumea	2287.8 km
Tarawa	2360.9 km
Faaa	2544.0 km
Whangarei	2624.5 km
Auckland	2712.2 km
Papatoetoe	2720.6 km

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