Earthquake details

Friday, October 2, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, October 2, 2009 at 17:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 361.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.848 and latitude -16.906.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -16.906, -172.848
UTC time 2009-10-02 17:11:19.440
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-02

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