Earthquake details

Monday, March 21, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, March 21, 1960 at 01:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 320.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.227 and latitude -16.338.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-16.338, -173.227
UTC time	1960-03-21 01:49:47.680

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1960-03-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	320.0 km
Nasinu	899.2 km
Suva	909.7 km
Lautoka	1002.6 km
Nadi	1008.8 km
Port Vila	1970.1 km
Noumea	2232.7 km
Tarawa	2483.1 km
Whangarei	2486.9 km
Faaa	2517.6 km
Auckland	2571.8 km
Papatoetoe	2579.8 km

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