Earthquake details

Thursday, March 10, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, March 10, 1955 at 21:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 201.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.068 and latitude -15.135.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -15.135, -173.068
UTC time 1955-03-10 21:10:16.460
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-03-10

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