Earthquake details

Saturday, October 17, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 282.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.987 and latitude -16.365.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.365, -171.987
UTC time	2009-10-17 10:45:26.650

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	282.8 km
Nasinu	1027.7 km
Suva	1038.0 km
Lautoka	1132.9 km
Nadi	1138.7 km
Port Vila	2101.1 km
Noumea	2356.1 km
Faaa	2385.7 km
Whangarei	2547.5 km
Tarawa	2570.9 km
Auckland	2627.6 km
Papatoetoe	2635.0 km

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