Earthquake details

Thursday, January 24, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 00:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 226.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.375 and latitude -15.144.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.144, -173.375
UTC time	2019-01-24 00:52:38.650

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	226.6 km
Nasinu	924.4 km
Suva	935.7 km
Lautoka	1017.6 km
Nadi	1026.4 km
Port Vila	1975.3 km
Noumea	2267.7 km
Tarawa	2370.7 km
Faaa	2551.7 km
Whangarei	2598.6 km
Auckland	2686.3 km
Papatoetoe	2694.7 km

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