Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 18:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 256.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.714 and latitude -15.165.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.2 km
Coordinates	-15.165, -173.714
UTC time	2009-03-24 18:12:49.950

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	256.9 km
Nasinu	889.8 km
Suva	901.1 km
Lautoka	982.1 km
Nadi	991.1 km
Port Vila	1939.2 km
Noumea	2233.4 km
Tarawa	2349.1 km
Whangarei	2580.7 km
Faaa	2587.2 km
Auckland	2669.7 km
Papatoetoe	2678.2 km

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