Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 00:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 330.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.655 and latitude -16.674.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.674, -172.655
UTC time	2005-09-22 00:07:21.340

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	330.3 km
Nasinu	951.0 km
Suva	961.2 km
Lautoka	1057.6 km
Nadi	1062.9 km
Port Vila	2026.3 km
Noumea	2277.5 km
Faaa	2452.9 km
Whangarei	2482.7 km
Tarawa	2550.7 km
Auckland	2564.7 km
Papatoetoe	2572.3 km

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