Earthquake details

Friday, November 24, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, November 24, 1950 at 13:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.967 and latitude -15.657.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-15.657, -172.967
UTC time	1950-11-24 13:03:48.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1950-11-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.6 km
Nasinu	946.4 km
Suva	957.3 km
Lautoka	1044.9 km
Nadi	1052.5 km
Port Vila	2008.5 km
Noumea	2286.1 km
Tarawa	2442.6 km
Faaa	2499.7 km
Whangarei	2567.0 km
Auckland	2652.3 km
Papatoetoe	2660.3 km

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