Earthquake details

Saturday, October 17, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 01:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 249.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.748 and latitude -14.989.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-14.989, -173.748
UTC time	2009-10-17 01:47:19.170

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	249.4 km
Nasinu	894.1 km
Suva	905.5 km
Lautoka	984.7 km
Nadi	994.1 km
Port Vila	1939.4 km
Noumea	2238.1 km
Tarawa	2331.7 km
Faaa	2594.1 km
Whangarei	2596.9 km
Auckland	2686.2 km
Papatoetoe	2694.8 km

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