Earthquake details

Friday, December 25, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 25, 2009 at 22:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 274.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.059 and latitude -15.963.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.0 km
Coordinates	-15.963, -173.059
UTC time	2009-12-25 22:04:26.980

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	274.8 km
Nasinu	927.1 km
Suva	937.9 km
Lautoka	1027.9 km
Nadi	1034.9 km
Port Vila	1993.5 km
Noumea	2264.3 km
Tarawa	2462.3 km
Faaa	2504.8 km
Whangarei	2532.2 km
Auckland	2617.2 km
Papatoetoe	2625.3 km

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