Earthquake details

Thursday, December 2, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, December 2, 1965 at 23:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 219.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.042 and latitude -15.372.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -15.372, -173.042
UTC time 1965-12-02 23:38:13.730
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-12-02

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