Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 31, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, March 31, 1959 at 07:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 179.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.742 and latitude -15.136.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.136, -172.742
UTC time	1959-03-31 07:20:49.210

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-03-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	179.1 km
Nasinu	988.2 km
Suva	999.4 km
Lautoka	1083.1 km
Nadi	1091.6 km
Port Vila	2042.3 km
Noumea	2330.6 km
Tarawa	2414.9 km
Faaa	2484.7 km
Whangarei	2629.6 km
Auckland	2715.0 km
Papatoetoe	2723.1 km

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