Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 23:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 238.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.551 and latitude -15.832.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.832, -172.551
UTC time	2009-09-29 23:45:03.460

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2009-09-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	238.0 km
Nasinu	983.4 km
Suva	994.2 km
Lautoka	1084.1 km
Nadi	1091.2 km
Port Vila	2049.5 km
Noumea	2320.3 km
Faaa	2452.9 km
Tarawa	2486.5 km
Whangarei	2570.4 km
Auckland	2653.7 km
Papatoetoe	2661.6 km

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