Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 09:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 204.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.971 and latitude -15.257.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.8 km
Coordinates	-15.257, -172.971
UTC time	2014-08-26 09:30:12.610

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	204.8 km
Nasinu	960.5 km
Suva	971.6 km
Lautoka	1055.7 km
Nadi	1064.1 km
Port Vila	2015.7 km
Noumea	2302.7 km
Tarawa	2408.6 km
Faaa	2506.8 km
Whangarei	2606.5 km
Auckland	2692.6 km
Papatoetoe	2700.7 km

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