Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 228.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.428 and latitude -15.108.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -15.108, -173.428
UTC time 2016-03-08 05:36:28.410
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-03-08

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