Strong earthquake strikes Samoa Islands region

Strong earthquake strikes Samoa Islands region
Strong earthquake strikes Samoa Islands region
Written by Harry Johnson

Strong earthquake rocked Samoa Islands region today.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time ·         18 Jul 2020 15:32:36 UTC

·         18 Jul 2020 03:32:36 near epicenter

Location 15.276S 172.649W
Depth 10 km
Distances ·         144.2 km (89.4 mi) ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

·         185.8 km (115.2 mi) SSW of Apia, Samoa

·         232.2 km (144.0 mi) WSW of T’funa, American Samoa

·         236.8 km (146.8 mi) WSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa

·         702.9 km (435.8 mi) NNE of Nuku’alofa, Tonga

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 9.0 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters Nph = 40; Dmin = 177.6 km; Rmss = 1.42 seconds; Gp = 86°
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Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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