Earthquake details

Friday, March 11, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, March 11, 2016 at 21:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 178.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.779 and latitude -15.097.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	-15.097, -172.779
UTC time	2016-03-11 21:56:28.040

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-03-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	178.0 km
Nasinu	986.1 km
Suva	997.2 km
Lautoka	1080.5 km
Nadi	1089.1 km
Port Vila	2039.3 km
Noumea	2328.6 km
Tarawa	2409.0 km
Faaa	2489.3 km
Whangarei	2631.7 km
Auckland	2717.3 km
Papatoetoe	2725.4 km

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