Earthquake details

Friday, May 18, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 06:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 198.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.773 and latitude -15.323.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.323, -172.773
UTC time	2018-05-18 06:37:02.420

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-05-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	198.2 km
Nasinu	978.0 km
Suva	989.0 km
Lautoka	1074.2 km
Nadi	1082.4 km
Port Vila	2035.3 km
Noumea	2319.4 km
Tarawa	2428.2 km
Faaa	2484.7 km
Whangarei	2609.5 km
Auckland	2694.7 km
Papatoetoe	2702.8 km

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