Earthquake details

Monday, November 19, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, November 19, 1951 at 21:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 362.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.985 and latitude -17.085.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-17.085, -171.985
UTC time	1951-11-19 21:03:37.740

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1951-11-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	362.7 km
Nasinu	1014.2 km
Suva	1024.1 km
Lautoka	1123.9 km
Nadi	1128.3 km
Port Vila	2093.0 km
Noumea	2330.6 km
Faaa	2377.7 km
Whangarei	2478.2 km
Auckland	2556.7 km
Papatoetoe	2563.9 km
Manukau	2564.2 km

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