Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 08:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 355.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.175 and latitude -16.020.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	125.6 km
Coordinates	-16.020, -174.175
UTC time	2016-09-27 08:01:24.790

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	355.5 km
Nasinu	810.9 km
Suva	821.8 km
Lautoka	909.8 km
Nadi	917.2 km
Port Vila	1874.4 km
Noumea	2150.9 km
Tarawa	2392.7 km
Whangarei	2473.5 km
Auckland	2562.7 km
Papatoetoe	2571.2 km
Manukau	2572.0 km

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