Earthquake details

Friday, July 10, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, July 10, 2009 at 16:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 253.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.334 and latitude -15.529.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.529, -173.334
UTC time	2009-07-10 16:03:54.610

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	253.2 km
Nasinu	913.6 km
Suva	924.6 km
Lautoka	1010.2 km
Nadi	1018.2 km
Port Vila	1972.0 km
Noumea	2255.0 km
Tarawa	2406.3 km
Faaa	2540.7 km
Whangarei	2562.0 km
Auckland	2648.9 km
Papatoetoe	2657.2 km

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