Earthquake details

Friday, November 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 288.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.162 and latitude -16.046.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.046, -173.162
UTC time	2009-11-06 12:28:26.750

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-11-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	288.4 km
Nasinu	914.0 km
Suva	924.8 km
Lautoka	1015.3 km
Nadi	1022.1 km
Port Vila	1981.3 km
Noumea	2250.7 km
Tarawa	2462.3 km
Faaa	2514.6 km
Whangarei	2518.9 km
Auckland	2604.2 km
Papatoetoe	2612.3 km

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