Earthquake details

Thursday, August 25, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 00:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 185.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.949 and latitude -15.487.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-15.487, -171.949
UTC time	2005-08-25 00:48:05.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	185.1 km
Nasinu	1056.2 km
Suva	1067.1 km
Lautoka	1155.5 km
Nadi	1163.0 km
Port Vila	2119.3 km
Noumea	2394.4 km
Faaa	2394.5 km
Tarawa	2501.1 km
Whangarei	2634.8 km
Auckland	2716.6 km
Papatoetoe	2724.2 km

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