Earthquake details

Sunday, October 4, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 322.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.255 and latitude -16.352.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.352, -173.255
UTC time	2009-10-04 17:09:53.160

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	322.8 km
Nasinu	895.9 km
Suva	906.4 km
Lautoka	999.4 km
Nadi	1005.6 km
Port Vila	1966.9 km
Noumea	2229.4 km
Tarawa	2482.5 km
Whangarei	2484.1 km
Faaa	2520.4 km
Auckland	2569.1 km
Papatoetoe	2577.2 km

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