Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 17:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 246.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.262 and latitude -15.508.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.508, -173.262
UTC time	2009-09-30 17:47:17.010

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	246.3 km
Nasinu	921.7 km
Suva	932.7 km
Lautoka	1018.3 km
Nadi	1026.3 km
Port Vila	1980.0 km
Noumea	2263.1 km
Tarawa	2409.5 km
Faaa	2533.4 km
Whangarei	2567.6 km
Auckland	2654.2 km
Papatoetoe	2662.4 km

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