Earthquake details

Thursday, August 1, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 20:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 244.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.501 and latitude -15.244.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	31.7 km
Coordinates	-15.244, -173.501
UTC time	2013-08-01 20:01:43.160

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2013-08-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	244.1 km
Nasinu	907.8 km
Suva	919.0 km
Lautoka	1001.5 km
Nadi	1010.2 km
Port Vila	1960.0 km
Noumea	2250.9 km
Tarawa	2370.5 km
Faaa	2563.2 km
Whangarei	2582.6 km
Auckland	2670.6 km
Papatoetoe	2679.0 km

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