Earthquake details

Thursday, September 9, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 13:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 294.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.139 and latitude -16.452.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.0 km
Coordinates	-16.452, -172.139
UTC time	2004-09-09 13:10:31.380

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-09-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	294.2 km
Nasinu	1009.8 km
Suva	1020.1 km
Lautoka	1115.5 km
Nadi	1121.1 km
Port Vila	2083.8 km
Noumea	2337.6 km
Faaa	2400.7 km
Whangarei	2531.0 km
Tarawa	2567.5 km
Auckland	2611.5 km
Papatoetoe	2619.0 km

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