Earthquake details

Saturday, July 13, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, July 13, 1957 at 09:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 184.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.553 and latitude -15.301.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	-15.301, -172.553
UTC time	1957-07-13 09:32:11.360

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1957-07-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	184.0 km
Nasinu	1001.1 km
Suva	1012.1 km
Lautoka	1097.7 km
Nadi	1105.8 km
Port Vila	2059.0 km
Noumea	2342.2 km
Tarawa	2442.1 km
Faaa	2461.7 km
Whangarei	2622.6 km
Auckland	2707.0 km
Papatoetoe	2714.9 km

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