Earthquake details

Sunday, July 27, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, July 27, 1952 at 02:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 212.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.944 and latitude -15.367.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -15.367, -172.944
UTC time 1952-07-27 02:11:12.950
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-07-27

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