Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 6, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, August 6, 1958 at 21:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 337.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.942 and latitude -16.648.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -16.648, -172.942
UTC time 1958-08-06 21:09:16.140
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1958-08-06

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