Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at 06:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 319.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.005 and latitude -16.441.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-16.441, -173.005
UTC time	2005-11-02 06:35:39.260

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-11-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	319.3 km
Nasinu	919.6 km
Suva	930.1 km
Lautoka	1024.2 km
Nadi	1030.1 km
Port Vila	1992.2 km
Noumea	2251.0 km
Whangarei	2487.7 km
Faaa	2492.8 km
Tarawa	2507.0 km
Auckland	2571.6 km
Papatoetoe	2579.5 km

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