Earthquake details

Monday, July 26, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, July 26, 1965 at 15:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 241.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.743 and latitude -15.789.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.5 km
Coordinates	-15.789, -172.743
UTC time	1965-07-26 15:23:46.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-07-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	241.7 km
Nasinu	965.0 km
Suva	975.8 km
Lautoka	1065.0 km
Nadi	1072.3 km
Port Vila	2029.9 km
Noumea	2302.9 km
Tarawa	2469.4 km
Faaa	2473.9 km
Whangarei	2565.0 km
Auckland	2649.2 km
Papatoetoe	2657.1 km

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