Earthquake details

Monday, April 21, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, April 21, 1958 at 20:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 391.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.131 and latitude -15.156.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.156, -175.131
UTC time	1958-04-21 20:14:54.690

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1958-04-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	391.3 km
Nasinu	751.5 km
Suva	763.0 km
Lautoka	838.2 km
Nadi	848.3 km
Port Vila	1790.0 km
Noumea	2095.2 km
Tarawa	2254.2 km
Whangarei	2519.7 km
Auckland	2613.8 km
Papatoetoe	2623.0 km
Manukau	2624.0 km

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