Earthquake details

Thursday, November 8, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 09:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 230.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.302 and latitude -15.274.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.8 km
Coordinates	-15.274, -173.302
UTC time	2018-11-08 09:02:47.050

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-11-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	230.4 km
Nasinu	926.6 km
Suva	937.7 km
Lautoka	1021.1 km
Nadi	1029.6 km
Port Vila	1980.4 km
Noumea	2269.3 km
Tarawa	2386.9 km
Faaa	2541.6 km
Whangarei	2589.0 km
Auckland	2676.2 km
Papatoetoe	2684.6 km

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