Earthquake details

Thursday, August 9, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 07:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 247.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.598 and latitude -15.168.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.168, -173.598
UTC time	2007-08-09 07:59:15.510

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2007-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	247.0 km
Nasinu	901.2 km
Suva	912.5 km
Lautoka	993.9 km
Nadi	1002.8 km
Port Vila	1951.3 km
Noumea	2244.7 km
Tarawa	2357.3 km
Faaa	2574.9 km
Whangarei	2585.8 km
Auckland	2674.3 km
Papatoetoe	2682.7 km

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