Earthquake details

Thursday, November 10, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, November 10, 1955 at 01:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 292.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.898 and latitude -15.458.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	65.0 km
Coordinates	-15.458, -173.898
UTC time	1955-11-10 01:44:06.780

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1955-11-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	292.2 km
Nasinu	859.4 km
Suva	870.6 km
Lautoka	953.9 km
Nadi	962.4 km
Port Vila	1913.8 km
Noumea	2202.3 km
Tarawa	2361.8 km
Whangarei	2542.8 km
Faaa	2601.7 km
Auckland	2631.9 km
Papatoetoe	2640.4 km

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