Earthquake details

Sunday, February 21, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, February 21, 1965 at 11:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 214.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.148 and latitude -15.221.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.4 km
Coordinates	-15.221, -173.148
UTC time	1965-02-21 11:14:17.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-02-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	214.5 km
Nasinu	944.1 km
Suva	955.2 km
Lautoka	1038.5 km
Nadi	1047.1 km
Port Vila	1997.7 km
Noumea	2286.7 km
Tarawa	2393.1 km
Faaa	2526.2 km
Whangarei	2601.6 km
Auckland	2688.4 km
Papatoetoe	2696.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account