Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 15:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 300.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.892 and latitude -16.307.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.307, -172.892
UTC time	2017-12-21 15:08:46.440

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	300.7 km
Nasinu	934.8 km
Suva	945.3 km
Lautoka	1038.5 km
Nadi	1044.7 km
Port Vila	2006.0 km
Noumea	2267.5 km
Faaa	2482.4 km
Tarawa	2503.1 km
Whangarei	2506.6 km
Auckland	2590.3 km
Papatoetoe	2598.2 km

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