Earthquake details

Sunday, October 30, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, October 30, 2005 at 13:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 323.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.816 and latitude -16.554.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.554, -172.816
UTC time	2005-10-30 13:42:50.280

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	323.2 km
Nasinu	936.7 km
Suva	947.1 km
Lautoka	1042.3 km
Nadi	1048.0 km
Port Vila	2010.7 km
Noumea	2265.7 km
Faaa	2471.3 km
Whangarei	2486.2 km
Tarawa	2529.5 km
Auckland	2569.1 km
Papatoetoe	2576.8 km

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