Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 07:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 272.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.452 and latitude -15.664.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	57.8 km
Coordinates	-15.664, -173.452
UTC time	2009-03-31 07:56:17.510

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	272.8 km
Nasinu	896.8 km
Suva	907.8 km
Lautoka	994.2 km
Nadi	1002.0 km
Port Vila	1957.0 km
Noumea	2237.6 km
Tarawa	2409.8 km
Whangarei	2542.9 km
Faaa	2551.1 km
Auckland	2630.0 km
Papatoetoe	2638.3 km

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