Earthquake details

Sunday, May 17, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 06:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 381.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.491 and latitude -16.825.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	67.0 km
Coordinates	-16.825, -173.491
UTC time	2009-05-17 06:23:03.540

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	381.0 km
Nasinu	860.3 km
Suva	870.6 km
Lautoka	967.1 km
Nadi	972.3 km
Port Vila	1936.0 km
Noumea	2187.8 km
Whangarei	2425.8 km
Tarawa	2508.3 km
Auckland	2510.8 km
Papatoetoe	2518.8 km
Manukau	2519.4 km

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