Earthquake details

Friday, October 14, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, October 14, 1955 at 00:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 282.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.180 and latitude -16.342.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-16.342, -172.180
UTC time	1955-10-14 00:56:00.430

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1955-10-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	282.8 km
Nasinu	1008.1 km
Suva	1018.5 km
Lautoka	1112.9 km
Nadi	1118.8 km
Port Vila	2081.0 km
Noumea	2337.6 km
Faaa	2406.4 km
Whangarei	2539.6 km
Tarawa	2555.4 km
Auckland	2620.5 km
Papatoetoe	2628.0 km

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