Earthquake details

Thursday, October 1, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 20:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 252.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.472 and latitude -15.391.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.6 km
Coordinates	-15.391, -173.472
UTC time	2009-10-01 20:13:47.040

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	252.6 km
Nasinu	904.9 km
Suva	916.0 km
Lautoka	999.9 km
Nadi	1008.3 km
Port Vila	1960.1 km
Noumea	2247.3 km
Tarawa	2385.0 km
Faaa	2557.6 km
Whangarei	2569.3 km
Auckland	2656.9 km
Papatoetoe	2665.3 km

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