Earthquake details

Monday, March 11, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, March 11, 1968 at 08:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 349.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.889 and latitude -16.212.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	109.1 km
Coordinates	-16.212, -173.889
UTC time	1968-03-11 08:26:33.840

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-03-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	349.5 km
Nasinu	834.2 km
Suva	844.9 km
Lautoka	935.4 km
Nadi	942.3 km
Port Vila	1901.7 km
Noumea	2171.6 km
Tarawa	2428.3 km
Whangarei	2467.6 km
Auckland	2555.3 km
Papatoetoe	2563.7 km
Manukau	2564.4 km

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