Earthquake details

Sunday, January 28, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, January 28, 1962 at 05:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 364.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.932 and latitude -17.104.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	18.1 km
Coordinates	-17.104, -171.932
UTC time	1962-01-28 05:40:09.140

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1962-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	364.5 km
Nasinu	1019.5 km
Suva	1029.4 km
Lautoka	1129.4 km
Nadi	1133.7 km
Port Vila	2098.4 km
Noumea	2335.3 km
Faaa	2371.9 km
Whangarei	2479.2 km
Auckland	2557.5 km
Papatoetoe	2564.7 km
Manukau	2565.0 km

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