Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 364.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.071 and latitude -17.093.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.9 km
Coordinates	-17.093, -172.071
UTC time	2009-03-25 06:31:35.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	364.3 km
Nasinu	1005.0 km
Suva	1014.9 km
Lautoka	1114.7 km
Nadi	1119.1 km
Port Vila	2083.8 km
Noumea	2321.6 km
Faaa	2386.7 km
Whangarei	2472.8 km
Auckland	2551.6 km
Papatoetoe	2558.9 km
Manukau	2559.2 km

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