Earthquake details

Friday, October 2, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, October 2, 2009 at 02:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 185.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.253 and latitude -15.435.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.435, -172.253
UTC time	2009-10-02 02:13:56.240

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	185.8 km
Nasinu	1026.9 km
Suva	1037.8 km
Lautoka	1125.2 km
Nadi	1132.9 km
Port Vila	2088.1 km
Noumea	2366.3 km
Faaa	2427.6 km
Tarawa	2474.8 km
Whangarei	2624.4 km
Auckland	2707.4 km
Papatoetoe	2715.2 km

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