Earthquake details

Monday, March 7, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, March 7, 2005 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 313.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.589 and latitude -16.036.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.036, -173.589
UTC time	2005-03-07 20:00:24.270

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	313.9 km
Nasinu	870.4 km
Suva	881.2 km
Lautoka	970.7 km
Nadi	977.8 km
Port Vila	1936.2 km
Noumea	2208.6 km
Tarawa	2432.7 km
Whangarei	2499.3 km
Faaa	2560.1 km
Auckland	2586.2 km
Papatoetoe	2594.5 km

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