Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 11, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 11, 1963 at 00:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 230.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.210 and latitude -15.364.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.1 km
Coordinates	-15.364, -173.210
UTC time	1963-12-11 00:47:50.690

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1963-12-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	230.7 km
Nasinu	932.3 km
Suva	943.4 km
Lautoka	1027.8 km
Nadi	1036.1 km
Port Vila	1988.3 km
Noumea	2274.4 km
Tarawa	2400.9 km
Faaa	2530.3 km
Whangarei	2584.4 km
Auckland	2671.1 km
Papatoetoe	2679.3 km

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