Earthquake details

Friday, December 6, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 15:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 380.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.079 and latitude -15.023.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.023, -175.079
UTC time	2019-12-06 15:42:44.396

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	380.9 km
Nasinu	763.2 km
Suva	774.8 km
Lautoka	848.6 km
Nadi	858.9 km
Port Vila	1798.5 km
Noumea	2106.5 km
Tarawa	2245.7 km
Whangarei	2535.5 km
Auckland	2629.6 km
Papatoetoe	2638.8 km
Manukau	2639.8 km

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