Earthquake details

Friday, March 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 228.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.446 and latitude -15.079.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.079, -173.446
UTC time	2009-03-06 07:24:04.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	228.0 km
Nasinu	920.1 km
Suva	931.4 km
Lautoka	1012.5 km
Nadi	1021.5 km
Port Vila	1969.3 km
Noumea	2263.7 km
Tarawa	2360.3 km
Faaa	2560.4 km
Whangarei	2601.8 km
Auckland	2689.9 km
Papatoetoe	2698.3 km

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