Earthquake details

Thursday, January 18, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 04:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 171.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.748 and latitude -15.049.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.049, -172.748
UTC time	2018-01-18 04:18:20.960

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	171.8 km
Nasinu	991.0 km
Suva	1002.2 km
Lautoka	1085.1 km
Nadi	1093.8 km
Port Vila	2043.5 km
Noumea	2333.8 km
Tarawa	2407.2 km
Faaa	2487.0 km
Whangarei	2638.0 km
Auckland	2723.6 km
Papatoetoe	2731.7 km

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