Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 00:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 194.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.982 and latitude -15.123.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.123, -172.982
UTC time	2009-12-23 00:38:38.900

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	194.3 km
Nasinu	964.6 km
Suva	975.8 km
Lautoka	1058.7 km
Nadi	1067.4 km
Port Vila	2017.3 km
Noumea	2307.4 km
Tarawa	2396.7 km
Faaa	2510.4 km
Whangarei	2619.3 km
Auckland	2705.6 km
Papatoetoe	2713.8 km

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