Earthquake details

Sunday, October 18, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 16:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 302.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.303 and latitude -16.110.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.110, -173.303
UTC time	2015-10-18 16:23:37.770

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	302.5 km
Nasinu	897.6 km
Suva	908.3 km
Lautoka	999.1 km
Nadi	1005.9 km
Port Vila	1965.3 km
Noumea	2234.1 km
Tarawa	2458.3 km
Whangarei	2505.7 km
Faaa	2528.7 km
Auckland	2591.4 km
Papatoetoe	2599.5 km

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