Earthquake details

Friday, April 26, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 26, 1968 at 00:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 227.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.063 and latitude -15.451.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 40.4 km
Coordinates -15.451, -173.063
UTC time 1968-04-26 00:42:37.130
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-04-26

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