Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 9, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 08:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 257.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.637 and latitude -15.271.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.2 km
Coordinates	-15.271, -173.637
UTC time	2005-11-09 08:00:27.990

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-11-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	257.3 km
Nasinu	893.1 km
Suva	904.3 km
Lautoka	986.6 km
Nadi	995.3 km
Port Vila	1945.1 km
Noumea	2236.3 km
Tarawa	2363.4 km
Whangarei	2573.6 km
Faaa	2577.2 km
Auckland	2662.1 km
Papatoetoe	2670.5 km

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