Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 18, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, October 18, 1966 at 22:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 282.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.040 and latitude -15.094.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	75.0 km
Coordinates	-15.094, -174.040
UTC time	1966-10-18 22:27:31.930

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	282.4 km
Nasinu	860.7 km
Suva	872.0 km
Lautoka	951.2 km
Nadi	960.6 km
Port Vila	1906.3 km
Noumea	2204.6 km
Tarawa	2320.7 km
Whangarei	2573.1 km
Faaa	2623.1 km
Auckland	2663.3 km
Papatoetoe	2672.0 km

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