Earthquake details

Thursday, September 28, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 06:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 308.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.033 and latitude -16.592.

Magnitude	6.9
Alert	Severe
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	-16.592, -172.033
UTC time	2006-09-28 06:22:09.730

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2006-09-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	308.4 km
Nasinu	1017.9 km
Suva	1028.1 km
Lautoka	1124.6 km
Nadi	1129.9 km
Port Vila	2093.3 km
Noumea	2343.1 km
Faaa	2387.8 km
Whangarei	2523.1 km
Tarawa	2586.7 km
Auckland	2602.9 km
Papatoetoe	2610.2 km

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