Earthquake details

Friday, January 30, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 21:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 241.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.588 and latitude -15.094.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.094, -173.588
UTC time	2015-01-30 21:07:17.610

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-01-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	241.3 km
Nasinu	905.4 km
Suva	916.6 km
Lautoka	997.4 km
Nadi	1006.5 km
Port Vila	1954.0 km
Noumea	2249.0 km
Tarawa	2351.7 km
Faaa	2575.2 km
Whangarei	2593.7 km
Auckland	2682.3 km
Papatoetoe	2690.7 km

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