Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 12, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 12, 1964 at 22:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 351.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.676 and latitude -15.270.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.270, -174.676
UTC time	1964-02-12 22:33:59.270

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-02-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	351.9 km
Nasinu	790.3 km
Suva	801.7 km
Lautoka	880.2 km
Nadi	889.6 km
Port Vila	1835.5 km
Noumea	2134.3 km
Tarawa	2293.8 km
Whangarei	2527.3 km
Auckland	2619.5 km
Papatoetoe	2628.5 km
Manukau	2629.4 km

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