Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 11, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, September 11, 1957 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 217.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.110 and latitude -15.760.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.760, -172.110
UTC time	1957-09-11 23:22:13.410

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1957-09-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	217.6 km
Nasinu	1031.1 km
Suva	1041.8 km
Lautoka	1132.0 km
Nadi	1139.0 km
Port Vila	2097.4 km
Noumea	2367.3 km
Faaa	2407.2 km
Tarawa	2511.9 km
Whangarei	2599.9 km
Auckland	2681.7 km
Papatoetoe	2689.3 km

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