Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit American Samoa on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (American Samoa - AM), about 448.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -168.839 and latitude -16.708.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	8.0 km
Coordinates	-16.708, -168.839
UTC time	2022-09-14 05:08:04.523

Location	283 km SSE of Ta`?
Country	American Samoa (AM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2022-09-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	448.5 km
Nasinu	1351.8 km
Suva	1361.7 km
Lautoka	1461.4 km
Nadi	1465.9 km
Faaa	2047.6 km
Port Vila	2430.5 km
Noumea	2662.7 km
Whangarei	2695.0 km
Tauranga	2758.7 km
Gisborne	2758.8 km
Auckland	2762.3 km

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