Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 18:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 350.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.823 and latitude -14.910.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-14.910, -174.823
UTC time	2009-10-14 18:00:21.770

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2009-10-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	350.7 km
Nasinu	793.4 km
Suva	805.0 km
Lautoka	878.8 km
Nadi	889.2 km
Port Vila	1828.1 km
Noumea	2136.8 km
Tarawa	2252.4 km
Whangarei	2557.8 km
Auckland	2651.1 km
Papatoetoe	2660.2 km
Manukau	2661.2 km

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