Earthquake details

Friday, March 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 20:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 220.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.428 and latitude -14.983.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-14.983, -173.428
UTC time	2009-03-06 20:19:04.530

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	220.1 km
Nasinu	926.0 km
Suva	937.3 km
Lautoka	1017.6 km
Nadi	1026.7 km
Port Vila	1973.3 km
Noumea	2269.7 km
Tarawa	2353.4 km
Faaa	2560.3 km
Whangarei	2612.2 km
Auckland	2700.4 km
Papatoetoe	2708.9 km

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