Earthquake details

Thursday, February 10, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, February 10, 1949 at 21:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 197.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.870 and latitude -15.249.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.249, -172.870
UTC time	1949-02-10 21:56:44.620

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1949-02-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	197.4 km
Nasinu	971.0 km
Suva	982.1 km
Lautoka	1066.4 km
Nadi	1074.7 km
Port Vila	2026.5 km
Noumea	2313.0 km
Tarawa	2415.1 km
Faaa	2496.3 km
Whangarei	2612.2 km
Auckland	2697.9 km
Papatoetoe	2706.0 km

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