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Earthquake SAMOA ISLANDS REGION

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:57:57 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-16.2300, -172.9700
Depth
2.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck on SAMOA ISLANDS REGION, at Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:57:57 GMT. Depth: 2km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.8
mb
Map of SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

2 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.810 km16 years ago
NEIC5.110 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090929_0000035
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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