Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Wallis and Futuna on Saturday, October 8, 1966 at 00:12 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Wallis and Futuna - WA), about 477.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.251 and latitude -16.650.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -16.650, -177.251
UTC time 1966-10-08 00:12:17.140
Location 274 km SSE of Alo
Country Wallis and Futuna (WA)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1966-10-08

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