Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 09:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 385.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.909 and latitude -17.290.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	9.0 km
Coordinates	-17.290, -171.909
UTC time	2008-12-24 09:11:34.290

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2008-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	385.1 km
Nasinu	1019.4 km
Suva	1029.2 km
Lautoka	1130.4 km
Nadi	1134.3 km
Port Vila	2099.2 km
Noumea	2331.4 km
Faaa	2367.9 km
Whangarei	2462.7 km
Auckland	2540.4 km
Papatoetoe	2547.5 km
Manukau	2547.8 km

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