Earthquake details

Thursday, September 4, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, September 4, 1947 at 00:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 175.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.833 and latitude -15.025.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.025, -172.833
UTC time	1947-09-04 00:30:16.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1947-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	175.5 km
Nasinu	983.5 km
Suva	994.7 km
Lautoka	1077.2 km
Nadi	1085.9 km
Port Vila	2035.1 km
Noumea	2326.5 km
Tarawa	2399.1 km
Faaa	2496.4 km
Whangarei	2636.3 km
Auckland	2722.2 km
Papatoetoe	2730.3 km

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