Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 16, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, September 16, 1953 at 01:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 327.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.337 and latitude -15.403.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-15.403, -174.337
UTC time	1953-09-16 01:48:47.350

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	327.4 km
Nasinu	817.9 km
Suva	829.2 km
Lautoka	910.4 km
Nadi	919.3 km
Port Vila	1868.5 km
Noumea	2161.5 km
Tarawa	2327.7 km
Whangarei	2528.6 km
Auckland	2619.4 km
Papatoetoe	2628.1 km
Manukau	2629.0 km

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