Earthquake details

Saturday, October 29, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, October 29, 1960 at 09:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 246.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.031 and latitude -15.678.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -15.678, -173.031
UTC time 1960-10-29 09:37:40.590
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-10-29

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