Quakes
173 km ssw of matavai, samoa
USGS-USP000H1Z1
- issued
- 2009-09-29 18:08Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-10-02 18:08Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-10-02 18:08Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -15.557, -172.015
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
173 KM SSW OF MATAVAI, SAMOA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MB) IN 15.557S 172.015W, DEPTH 10 KM AT 291808Z SEP 09. 2. USGS EVENT USP000H1Z1. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000h1z1
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2009-09-29 · closed 2009-10-22
- 2009 samoa earthquake2009-09-29 → 2009-10-02
- 173 km ssw of matavai, samoa this message2009-09-29 → 2009-10-02
- 159 km ssw of lotofag?, samoa2009-10-19 → 2009-10-22
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