Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 18:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 282.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.138 and latitude -15.999.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.999, -173.138
UTC time	2009-09-29 18:03:22.290

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	282.6 km
Nasinu	917.9 km
Suva	928.7 km
Lautoka	1018.8 km
Nadi	1025.8 km
Port Vila	1984.6 km
Noumea	2255.0 km
Tarawa	2460.0 km
Faaa	2512.7 km
Whangarei	2524.8 km
Auckland	2610.0 km
Papatoetoe	2618.1 km

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