Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 08:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 222.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.348 and latitude -15.118.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.118, -173.348
UTC time	2019-01-16 08:16:57.310

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	222.5 km
Nasinu	928.2 km
Suva	939.4 km
Lautoka	1021.2 km
Nadi	1030.1 km
Port Vila	1978.7 km
Noumea	2271.5 km
Tarawa	2370.5 km
Faaa	2549.3 km
Whangarei	2602.4 km
Auckland	2690.1 km
Papatoetoe	2698.4 km

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