Earthquake details

Saturday, May 5, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, May 5, 1956 at 03:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 219.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.821 and latitude -15.520.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-15.520, -172.821
UTC time	1956-05-05 03:22:27.050

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-05-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	219.4 km
Nasinu	966.0 km
Suva	977.0 km
Lautoka	1063.8 km
Nadi	1071.5 km
Port Vila	2026.4 km
Noumea	2306.3 km
Tarawa	2441.3 km
Faaa	2486.4 km
Whangarei	2587.7 km
Auckland	2672.7 km
Papatoetoe	2680.7 km

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