Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 16:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 366.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.858 and latitude -16.955.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.955, -172.858
UTC time	2014-08-12 16:16:02.210

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	366.8 km
Nasinu	924.3 km
Suva	934.3 km
Lautoka	1032.6 km
Nadi	1037.4 km
Port Vila	2001.6 km
Noumea	2246.8 km
Whangarei	2444.8 km
Faaa	2471.6 km
Auckland	2527.0 km
Papatoetoe	2534.7 km
Manukau	2535.1 km

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