Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 23:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 330.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.400 and latitude -16.739.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.739, -172.400
UTC time	2009-10-07 23:38:08.230

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	330.5 km
Nasinu	976.4 km
Suva	986.6 km
Lautoka	1083.7 km
Nadi	1088.9 km
Port Vila	2052.6 km
Noumea	2300.8 km
Faaa	2425.1 km
Whangarei	2489.5 km
Auckland	2570.4 km
Tarawa	2573.7 km
Papatoetoe	2578.0 km

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