Earthquake details

Monday, June 22, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, June 22, 1964 at 00:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 269.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.645 and latitude -16.103.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-16.103, -172.645
UTC time	1964-06-22 00:16:25.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-06-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	269.7 km
Nasinu	965.8 km
Suva	976.5 km
Lautoka	1068.4 km
Nadi	1074.9 km
Port Vila	2035.2 km
Noumea	2300.1 km
Faaa	2458.9 km
Tarawa	2502.8 km
Whangarei	2539.0 km
Auckland	2622.2 km
Papatoetoe	2630.0 km

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