Earthquake details

Saturday, November 5, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, November 5, 1966 at 12:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 393.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.106 and latitude -15.274.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	32.2 km
Coordinates	-15.274, -175.106
UTC time	1966-11-05 12:45:16.130

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-11-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	393.9 km
Nasinu	748.2 km
Suva	759.7 km
Lautoka	836.3 km
Nadi	846.1 km
Port Vila	1790.1 km
Noumea	2092.1 km
Tarawa	2266.4 km
Whangarei	2508.6 km
Auckland	2602.4 km
Papatoetoe	2611.6 km
Manukau	2612.6 km

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