Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 11:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 269.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.835 and latitude -16.021.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.021, -172.835
UTC time	2015-04-01 11:06:35.790

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	269.3 km
Nasinu	948.5 km
Suva	959.2 km
Lautoka	1050.2 km
Nadi	1057.0 km
Port Vila	2016.3 km
Noumea	2284.4 km
Faaa	2480.2 km
Tarawa	2482.7 km
Whangarei	2537.5 km
Auckland	2621.6 km
Papatoetoe	2629.5 km

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