Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.0 - South Pacific Ocean, 178 km SSW of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, lunes, 19 oct. 2009
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Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.0 at 18 km depth
Magnitud: 6
Profundidad: 18.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 15.36°S / 172.264°W
(Océano Pacífico Sur, Samoa)Volcán mas cercano: Curacoa (153 km / 95 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
172 km al S de Mulifanua (pop: 4,510) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
176 km al S de Fasito‘outa (pop: 2,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
178 km al SSO de Apia (pop: 40,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
180 km al SSO de Lufilufi (pop: 1,070) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
201 km al SO de Tāfuna (Tualauta, Samoa Americana) (pop: 11,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
207 km al SO de Pago Pago (Ma'Oputasi, Samoa Americana) (pop: 11,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
209 km al SSE de Asau (pop: 6,640) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
213 km al S de Safotu (pop: 1,210) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
481 km al NNO de Alofi (Niue) (pop: 624) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
481 km al ESE de Mata-Utu (Hahake, Wallis y Futuna) (pop: 1,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.0 | 18 km | Samoa Islands region | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 22 Jan 2010 10:34 UTC| M 4.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Nov 2009 18:35 UTC| M 5.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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