Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 29, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 29, 1969 at 17:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 371.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.492 and latitude -17.156.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-17.156, -171.492
UTC time	1969-01-29 17:44:29.920

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-01-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	371.0 km
Nasinu	1065.2 km
Suva	1075.0 km
Lautoka	1175.6 km
Nadi	1179.7 km
Port Vila	2144.6 km
Faaa	2324.8 km
Noumea	2378.2 km
Whangarei	2498.4 km
Auckland	2574.7 km
Papatoetoe	2581.7 km
Manukau	2581.9 km

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