Earthquake details

Friday, December 7, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 04:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 361.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.544 and latitude -16.589.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.9 km
Coordinates	-16.589, -173.544
UTC time	2018-12-07 04:37:03.880

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-12-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	361.3 km
Nasinu	859.9 km
Suva	870.4 km
Lautoka	964.9 km
Nadi	970.7 km
Port Vila	1933.1 km
Noumea	2191.3 km
Whangarei	2446.5 km
Tarawa	2484.0 km
Auckland	2532.2 km
Papatoetoe	2540.3 km
Manukau	2541.0 km

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