Earthquake details

Friday, February 25, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, February 25, 1966 at 22:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 206.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.995 and latitude -15.251.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	21.3 km
Coordinates	-15.251, -172.995
UTC time	1966-02-25 22:50:48.130

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	206.0 km
Nasinu	958.3 km
Suva	969.4 km
Lautoka	1053.4 km
Nadi	1061.8 km
Port Vila	2013.3 km
Noumea	2300.6 km
Tarawa	2406.4 km
Faaa	2509.5 km
Whangarei	2606.0 km
Auckland	2692.1 km
Papatoetoe	2700.2 km

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