Earthquake details

Saturday, August 26, 1967 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, August 26, 1967 at 18:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 186.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.559 and latitude -15.325.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.1 km
Coordinates	-15.325, -172.559
UTC time	1967-08-26 18:19:57.630

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1967-08-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	186.7 km
Nasinu	999.6 km
Suva	1010.6 km
Lautoka	1096.4 km
Nadi	1104.4 km
Port Vila	2057.8 km
Noumea	2340.6 km
Tarawa	2443.6 km
Faaa	2461.9 km
Whangarei	2619.9 km
Auckland	2704.3 km
Papatoetoe	2712.2 km

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