Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, December 8, 1962 at 18:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 238.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.365 and latitude -15.316.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	39.4 km
Coordinates	-15.316, -173.365
UTC time	1962-12-08 18:18:31.920

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1962-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	238.5 km
Nasinu	918.5 km
Suva	929.7 km
Lautoka	1013.2 km
Nadi	1021.7 km
Port Vila	1972.9 km
Noumea	2261.2 km
Tarawa	2386.0 km
Faaa	2547.6 km
Whangarei	2581.8 km
Auckland	2669.2 km
Papatoetoe	2677.5 km

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