Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 28, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 28, 1954 at 12:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 249.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.572 and latitude -15.933.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.933, -172.572
UTC time	1954-09-28 12:53:09.870

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1954-09-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	249.3 km
Nasinu	978.2 km
Suva	989.0 km
Lautoka	1079.7 km
Nadi	1086.5 km
Port Vila	2045.6 km
Noumea	2314.2 km
Faaa	2453.6 km
Tarawa	2493.5 km
Whangarei	2559.4 km
Auckland	2642.6 km
Papatoetoe	2650.4 km

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