M5.2 earthquake 102 km SE of La Gi, Vietnam
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 102 km SE of La Gi, Vietnam on Tue, Nov 8, 2005, 12:15 AM GMT+7 (17:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 94 km SE of La Gi, Vietnam. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-11-07 17:15:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.959° N, 108.389° E
- Region
- Vietnam
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 117°, dip 69°, rake -168°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 23°, dip 79°, rake -22°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3pr (also filed as gcmtc200511071715a, gcmt20051107171550, iscgem7749626). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.