Earthquake details

Sunday, July 24, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, July 24, 1966 at 08:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 277.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.394 and latitude -16.255.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -16.255, -172.394
UTC time 1966-07-24 08:52:11.190
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-07-24

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