Earthquake details

Thursday, October 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 23:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 245.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.515 and latitude -15.248.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -15.248, -173.515
UTC time 2008-10-09 23:08:45.390
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-09

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