Earthquake details

Thursday, March 19, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, March 19, 1964 at 21:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 195.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.226 and latitude -15.532.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	13.7 km
Coordinates	-15.532, -172.226
UTC time	1964-03-19 21:44:03.620

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1964-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	195.5 km
Nasinu	1026.4 km
Suva	1037.2 km
Lautoka	1125.4 km
Nadi	1132.9 km
Port Vila	2089.1 km
Noumea	2365.0 km
Faaa	2423.1 km
Tarawa	2484.7 km
Whangarei	2616.3 km
Auckland	2699.0 km
Papatoetoe	2706.7 km

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