Earthquake details

Thursday, December 18, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, December 18, 1958 at 19:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 250.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.890 and latitude -15.803.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-15.803, -172.890
UTC time	1958-12-18 19:23:59.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	250.4 km
Nasinu	949.5 km
Suva	960.3 km
Lautoka	1049.3 km
Nadi	1056.6 km
Port Vila	2014.1 km
Noumea	2287.7 km
Tarawa	2460.3 km
Faaa	2489.3 km
Whangarei	2556.3 km
Auckland	2641.0 km
Papatoetoe	2649.0 km

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