Earthquake details

Sunday, October 6, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, October 6, 1968 at 08:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 395.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.257 and latitude -14.920.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-14.920, -175.257
UTC time	1968-10-06 08:47:00.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	395.3 km
Nasinu	751.7 km
Suva	763.3 km
Lautoka	835.0 km
Nadi	845.7 km
Port Vila	1782.2 km
Noumea	2094.2 km
Tarawa	2225.1 km
Whangarei	2538.8 km
Auckland	2633.7 km
Papatoetoe	2643.0 km
Manukau	2644.0 km

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