Earthquake details

Saturday, February 6, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 01:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 169.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.895 and latitude -14.895.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.7 km
Coordinates	-14.895, -172.895
UTC time	2016-02-06 01:40:39.660

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	169.6 km
Nasinu	982.7 km
Suva	994.0 km
Lautoka	1075.2 km
Nadi	1084.2 km
Port Vila	2031.4 km
Noumea	2326.2 km
Tarawa	2383.9 km
Faaa	2505.4 km
Whangarei	2646.3 km
Auckland	2732.7 km
Papatoetoe	2740.9 km

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