Earthquake details

Sunday, February 20, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 09:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 222.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.219 and latitude -15.254.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.254, -173.219
UTC time	2005-02-20 09:24:47.830

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-02-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	222.5 km
Nasinu	935.6 km
Suva	946.8 km
Lautoka	1030.2 km
Nadi	1038.7 km
Port Vila	1989.6 km
Noumea	2278.3 km
Tarawa	2390.9 km
Faaa	2533.2 km
Whangarei	2594.9 km
Auckland	2681.9 km
Papatoetoe	2690.2 km

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