Earthquake details

Monday, March 22, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, March 22, 1965 at 02:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 232.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.276 and latitude -15.321.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	32.2 km
Coordinates	-15.321, -173.276
UTC time	1965-03-22 02:44:48.210

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1965-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	232.1 km
Nasinu	927.3 km
Suva	938.4 km
Lautoka	1022.3 km
Nadi	1030.7 km
Port Vila	1982.2 km
Noumea	2269.7 km
Tarawa	2392.6 km
Faaa	2538.0 km
Whangarei	2585.5 km
Auckland	2672.6 km
Papatoetoe	2680.9 km

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