Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 18:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 288.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.997 and latitude -16.139.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.139, -172.997
UTC time	2009-09-29 18:57:58.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	288.8 km
Nasinu	928.4 km
Suva	939.0 km
Lautoka	1030.6 km
Nadi	1037.2 km
Port Vila	1997.3 km
Noumea	2263.5 km
Tarawa	2481.6 km
Faaa	2495.8 km
Whangarei	2517.9 km
Auckland	2602.3 km
Papatoetoe	2610.3 km

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