Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.0 - South Pacific Ocean, 206 km a sud ovest da Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, sabato, 16 giugno 2001

Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.0 - South Pacific Ocean, 206 km a sud ovest da Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, sabato, 16 giugno 2001

Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.0 at 10 km depth

Data & ora: 16 Jun 2001 02:13:38 UTC
Magnitudine: 6
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 14.889°S / 173.339°W (South Pacific Ocean, Samoa)
Vulcano più vicino: West Mata (50 km / 31 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
168 km SO da Vailoa (pop: 769) --> Vedi sismi vicini
170 km SSO da Asau (pop: 6,640) --> Vedi sismi vicini
183 km SO da Mulifanua (pop: 4,510) --> Vedi sismi vicini
189 km SSO da Safotu (pop: 1,210) --> Vedi sismi vicini
193 km SO da Fasito‘outa (pop: 2,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
206 km SO da Apia (pop: 40,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
219 km OSO da Lufilufi (pop: 1,070) --> Vedi sismi vicini
289 km OSO da Tāfuna (Tualauta, Samoa americane) (pop: 11,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
292 km OSO da Pago Pago (Ma'Oputasi, Samoa americane) (pop: 11,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
354 km ESE da Mata-Utu (Hahake, Wallis e Futuna) (pop: 1,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 6.010 kmSamoa Islands regionUSGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):
  • 30 Nov 2001 06:15 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    42 km (26 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Nov 2001 19:37 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    26 km (16 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Nov 2001 00:10 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    39 km (25 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 05 Oct 2001 17:54 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    49 km (31 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 26 Sep 2001 15:57 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    46 km (29 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Aug 2001 17:01 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    50 km (31 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Aug 2001 03:45 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    62.5 km (38.8 mi) depth
    |
    50 km (31 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 20 Jul 2001 00:21 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    40 km (24.9 mi) depth
    |
    49 km (30 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area

- South Pacific Ocean, 206 km southwest of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, on Saturday, 16 June 2001 at 02:13 (GMT)
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