Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 10, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, April 10, 1951 at 10:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 226.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.111 and latitude -15.398.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.398, -173.111
UTC time	1951-04-10 10:55:42.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1951-04-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	226.5 km
Nasinu	941.0 km
Suva	952.1 km
Lautoka	1037.1 km
Nadi	1045.2 km
Port Vila	1998.1 km
Noumea	2282.7 km
Tarawa	2410.7 km
Faaa	2519.2 km
Whangarei	2585.7 km
Auckland	2672.0 km
Papatoetoe	2680.2 km

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