Earthquake details

Thursday, July 28, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 15:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 342.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.532 and latitude -16.824.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.824, -172.532
UTC time	2016-07-28 15:44:22.480

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-07-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	342.9 km
Nasinu	961.0 km
Suva	971.1 km
Lautoka	1068.7 km
Nadi	1073.7 km
Port Vila	2037.7 km
Noumea	2284.5 km
Faaa	2438.2 km
Whangarei	2474.5 km
Auckland	2555.7 km
Papatoetoe	2563.2 km
Manukau	2563.7 km

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