Earthquake details

Saturday, October 9, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, October 9, 2004 at 15:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 222.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.284 and latitude -15.186.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.186, -173.284
UTC time	2004-10-09 15:44:24.380

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-10-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	222.3 km
Nasinu	931.8 km
Suva	943.0 km
Lautoka	1025.6 km
Nadi	1034.3 km
Port Vila	1984.1 km
Noumea	2274.9 km
Tarawa	2380.7 km
Faaa	2541.3 km
Whangarei	2598.7 km
Auckland	2686.0 km
Papatoetoe	2694.3 km

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