Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 10:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 229.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.240 and latitude -15.318.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.318, -173.240
UTC time	2005-05-18 10:27:06.410

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2005-05-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	229.1 km
Nasinu	931.0 km
Suva	942.2 km
Lautoka	1026.1 km
Nadi	1034.5 km
Port Vila	1986.0 km
Noumea	2273.4 km
Tarawa	2394.9 km
Faaa	2534.3 km
Whangarei	2587.6 km
Auckland	2674.5 km
Papatoetoe	2682.7 km

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