Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 9, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 9, 2000 at 04:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 330.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.696 and latitude -16.666.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.666, -172.696
UTC time	2000-02-09 04:28:00.480

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-02-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	330.7 km
Nasinu	946.9 km
Suva	957.1 km
Lautoka	1053.4 km
Nadi	1058.7 km
Port Vila	2022.1 km
Noumea	2273.6 km
Faaa	2457.3 km
Whangarei	2481.3 km
Tarawa	2547.3 km
Auckland	2563.5 km
Papatoetoe	2571.2 km

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