Earthquake details

Thursday, April 23, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 14:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 133.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.317 and latitude -14.904.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.0 km
Coordinates	-14.904, -172.317
UTC time	2009-04-23 14:48:28.260

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	133.1 km
Nasinu	1040.1 km
Suva	1051.3 km
Lautoka	1134.2 km
Nadi	1142.9 km
Port Vila	2092.1 km
Noumea	2382.7 km
Tarawa	2426.7 km
Faaa	2444.1 km
Whangarei	2673.5 km
Auckland	2757.8 km
Papatoetoe	2765.7 km

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