Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 17:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 317.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.388 and latitude -15.137.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	205.3 km
Coordinates	-15.137, -174.388
UTC time	2013-03-05 17:34:50.050

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2013-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	317.6 km
Nasinu	824.6 km
Suva	836.0 km
Lautoka	914.2 km
Nadi	923.7 km
Port Vila	1868.7 km
Noumea	2168.6 km
Tarawa	2301.1 km
Whangarei	2553.3 km
Auckland	2644.7 km
Papatoetoe	2653.6 km
Manukau	2654.5 km

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