Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 18:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 301.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.551 and latitude -15.922.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.922, -173.551
UTC time	2009-12-16 18:54:42.990

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	301.5 km
Nasinu	877.9 km
Suva	888.8 km
Lautoka	977.4 km
Nadi	984.7 km
Port Vila	1942.1 km
Noumea	2217.0 km
Tarawa	2425.3 km
Whangarei	2512.5 km
Faaa	2557.6 km
Auckland	2599.5 km
Papatoetoe	2607.7 km

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