Earthquake details

Thursday, May 15, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 16:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 237.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.602 and latitude -15.810.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.4 km
Coordinates	-15.810, -172.602
UTC time	2014-05-15 16:33:04.900

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-05-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	237.7 km
Nasinu	978.9 km
Suva	989.7 km
Lautoka	1079.3 km
Nadi	1086.4 km
Port Vila	2044.4 km
Noumea	2316.1 km
Faaa	2458.6 km
Tarawa	2481.1 km
Whangarei	2569.9 km
Auckland	2653.5 km
Papatoetoe	2661.4 km

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