Earthquake details

Sunday, October 4, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 09:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 310.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.240 and latitude -16.231.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.0 km
Coordinates	-16.231, -173.240
UTC time	2009-10-04 09:10:31.610

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	310.4 km
Nasinu	900.7 km
Suva	911.3 km
Lautoka	1003.3 km
Nadi	1009.8 km
Port Vila	1970.2 km
Noumea	2235.6 km
Tarawa	2473.0 km
Whangarei	2496.8 km
Faaa	2520.4 km
Auckland	2582.0 km
Papatoetoe	2590.1 km

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