Earthquake details

Saturday, November 12, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at 19:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 371.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.927 and latitude -15.161.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	250.7 km
Coordinates	-15.161, -174.927
UTC time	2005-11-12 19:17:56.370

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-11-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	371.3 km
Nasinu	771.0 km
Suva	782.4 km
Lautoka	858.6 km
Nadi	868.5 km
Port Vila	1811.4 km
Noumea	2114.8 km
Tarawa	2267.8 km
Whangarei	2527.7 km
Auckland	2621.1 km
Papatoetoe	2630.1 km
Manukau	2631.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account