Earthquake details

Monday, February 13, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, February 13, 1961 at 06:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 390.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.996 and latitude -15.432.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-15.432, -174.996
UTC time	1961-02-13 06:45:30.050

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1961-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	390.7 km
Nasinu	751.6 km
Suva	762.9 km
Lautoka	841.9 km
Nadi	851.2 km
Port Vila	1798.4 km
Noumea	2095.6 km
Tarawa	2287.6 km
Whangarei	2497.1 km
Auckland	2590.2 km
Papatoetoe	2599.3 km
Manukau	2600.3 km

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