Earthquake details

Monday, January 17, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, January 17, 2005 at 00:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.177 and latitude -15.504.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.504, -173.177
UTC time	2005-01-17 00:50:04.190

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.1 km
Nasinu	930.4 km
Suva	941.4 km
Lautoka	1027.2 km
Nadi	1035.2 km
Port Vila	1989.1 km
Noumea	2271.7 km
Tarawa	2415.0 km
Faaa	2524.5 km
Whangarei	2572.0 km
Auckland	2658.4 km
Papatoetoe	2666.6 km

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