Earthquake details

Sunday, August 29, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, August 29, 1948 at 17:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 184.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.105 and latitude -15.454.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.454, -172.105
UTC time	1948-08-29 17:37:49.320

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1948-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	184.1 km
Nasinu	1041.4 km
Suva	1052.2 km
Lautoka	1140.1 km
Nadi	1147.7 km
Port Vila	2103.4 km
Noumea	2380.3 km
Faaa	2411.6 km
Tarawa	2487.0 km
Whangarei	2630.1 km
Auckland	2712.5 km
Papatoetoe	2720.2 km

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