Earthquake details

Saturday, April 23, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 23:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 389.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.393 and latitude -17.278.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-17.278, -172.393
UTC time	2016-04-23 23:11:08.500

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	389.3 km
Nasinu	968.5 km
Suva	978.2 km
Lautoka	1079.1 km
Nadi	1083.1 km
Port Vila	2048.0 km
Noumea	2282.7 km
Faaa	2419.3 km
Whangarei	2437.8 km
Auckland	2517.4 km
Papatoetoe	2524.8 km
Manukau	2525.2 km

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