Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 23, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, April 23, 1946 at 10:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 226.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.301 and latitude -15.217.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-15.217, -173.301
UTC time	1946-04-23 10:40:00.070

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1946-04-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	226.0 km
Nasinu	928.9 km
Suva	940.1 km
Lautoka	1022.9 km
Nadi	1031.5 km
Port Vila	1981.7 km
Noumea	2271.8 km
Tarawa	2382.1 km
Faaa	2542.5 km
Whangarei	2594.8 km
Auckland	2682.1 km
Papatoetoe	2690.4 km

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