M5.3 earthquake 94 km SE of La Gi, Vietnam
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 94 km SE of La Gi, Vietnam on Tue, Nov 8, 2005, 2:54 PM GMT+7 (07:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-11-08 07:54:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.973° N, 108.287° E
- Region
- Vietnam
- Felt reports
- 20
- 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
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
20 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
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 120°, dip 68°, rake -171°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 27°, dip 82°, rake -22°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 88
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3rd (also filed as us2005feau, gcmtc200511080754a, gcmt20051108075439, iscgem7749645, atlas20051108075438). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.