Earthquake details

Friday, November 24, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, November 24, 1950 at 20:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 159.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.546 and latitude -15.050.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.050, -172.546
UTC time	1950-11-24 20:18:52.280

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1950-11-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	159.4 km
Nasinu	1011.3 km
Suva	1022.5 km
Lautoka	1106.0 km
Nadi	1114.5 km
Port Vila	2064.8 km
Noumea	2353.7 km
Tarawa	2421.9 km
Faaa	2465.5 km
Whangarei	2647.8 km
Auckland	2732.6 km
Papatoetoe	2740.6 km

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