Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 07:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 237.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.343 and latitude -15.323.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.323, -173.343
UTC time	2009-08-26 07:30:39.950

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	237.4 km
Nasinu	920.5 km
Suva	931.6 km
Lautoka	1015.3 km
Nadi	1023.7 km
Port Vila	1975.1 km
Noumea	2263.0 km
Tarawa	2388.2 km
Faaa	2545.1 km
Whangarei	2582.2 km
Auckland	2669.4 km
Papatoetoe	2677.8 km

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