Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 09:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 329.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.739 and latitude -16.637.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.637, -172.739
UTC time	2008-09-16 09:46:54.160

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	329.1 km
Nasinu	943.0 km
Suva	953.3 km
Lautoka	1049.2 km
Nadi	1054.7 km
Port Vila	2017.9 km
Noumea	2270.4 km
Faaa	2462.2 km
Whangarei	2482.0 km
Tarawa	2541.9 km
Auckland	2564.4 km
Papatoetoe	2572.1 km

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