Earthquake details

Sunday, August 30, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 14:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 177.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.571 and latitude -15.223.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	-15.223, -172.571
UTC time	2009-08-30 14:51:32.890

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2009-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	177.3 km
Nasinu	1002.2 km
Suva	1013.2 km
Lautoka	1098.1 km
Nadi	1106.4 km
Port Vila	2058.6 km
Noumea	2343.7 km
Tarawa	2434.3 km
Faaa	2465.0 km
Whangarei	2629.4 km
Auckland	2714.0 km
Papatoetoe	2722.0 km

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