Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 09:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 218.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.182 and latitude -15.235.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.235, -173.182
UTC time	2020-12-02 09:40:22.467

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	218.2 km
Nasinu	940.1 km
Suva	951.2 km
Lautoka	1034.6 km
Nadi	1043.1 km
Port Vila	1993.8 km
Noumea	2282.7 km
Tarawa	2391.9 km
Faaa	2529.6 km
Whangarei	2598.6 km
Auckland	2685.4 km
Papatoetoe	2693.7 km

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