Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 16:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 372.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.050 and latitude -16.947.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	51.6 km
Coordinates	-16.947, -173.050
UTC time	2014-08-12 16:17:23.260

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	372.9 km
Nasinu	904.2 km
Suva	914.3 km
Lautoka	1012.3 km
Nadi	1017.2 km
Port Vila	1981.4 km
Noumea	2227.8 km
Whangarei	2435.8 km
Faaa	2492.0 km
Auckland	2518.8 km
Papatoetoe	2526.6 km
Manukau	2527.1 km

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