Schweres Seebeben (6.1) SAMOA REGION

    == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

    ***This event has been revised.


    Region: SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
    Geographic coordinates: 15.366S, 172.944W
    Magnitude: 6.1 Mw
    Depth: 35 km
    Universal Time (UTC): 19 Oct 2009 07:41:42
    Time near the Epicenter: 19 Oct 2009 20:41:42
    Local standard time in your area: 19 Oct 2009 08:41:42

    Location with respect to nearby cities:
    216 km (134 miles) SW (216 degrees) of APIA, Samoa
    270 km (168 miles) WSW (243 degrees) of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa
    381 km (237 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
    2503 km (1555 miles) W (272 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia


    ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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    event ID : US 2009myan

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    heWeitere Beben in dieser Region. Gestern (5.8), heute Nacht (6.2)

    == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

    ***This event has been revised.


    Region: SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
    Geographic coordinates: 15.366S, 172.944W
    Magnitude: 5.8 Mw
    Depth: 35 km
    Universal Time (UTC): 19 Oct 2009 07:41:42
    Time near the Epicenter: 19 Oct 2009 20:41:42
    Local standard time in your area: 19 Oct 2009 08:41:42

    Location with respect to nearby cities:
    216 km (134 miles) SW (216 degrees) of APIA, Samoa
    270 km (168 miles) WSW (243 degrees) of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa
    381 km (237 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
    2503 km (1555 miles) W (272 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia


    ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
    ________________________________
    event ID : US 2009myan

    This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
    For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:

    or

    National Earthquake Information Center
    U.S. Geological Survey

    == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

    ***This event supersedes event PT09292006.


    Region: SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
    Geographic coordinates: 15.303S, 172.193W
    Magnitude: 6.2 Mw
    Depth: 10 km
    Universal Time (UTC): 19 Oct 2009 22:49:37
    Time near the Epicenter: 19 Oct 2009 11:49:37
    Local standard time in your area: 19 Oct 2009 23:49:37

    Location with respect to nearby cities:
    174 km (108 miles) SSW (196 degrees) of APIA, Samoa
    198 km (123 miles) SW (234 degrees) of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa
    418 km (260 miles) NNE (27 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
    2425 km (1507 miles) W (273 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia


    ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
    ________________________________
    event ID : US 2009myb4

    This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
    For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:

    or

    National Earthquake Information Center
    U.S. Geological Survey