Earthquake details

Thursday, June 19, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, June 19, 1952 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 150.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.957 and latitude -14.530.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-14.530, -172.957
UTC time	1952-06-19 20:57:12.270

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1952-06-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	150.1 km
Nasinu	992.7 km
Suva	1004.1 km
Lautoka	1081.9 km
Nadi	1091.6 km
Port Vila	2033.4 km
Noumea	2336.7 km
Tarawa	2349.3 km
Faaa	2519.4 km
Whangarei	2679.7 km
Auckland	2767.0 km
Papatoetoe	2775.3 km

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