Earthquake details

Friday, February 21, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, February 21, 1969 at 20:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 271.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.979 and latitude -15.975.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.0 km
Coordinates	-15.975, -172.979
UTC time	1969-02-21 20:46:27.640

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-02-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	271.7 km
Nasinu	935.0 km
Suva	945.8 km
Lautoka	1036.0 km
Nadi	1043.0 km
Port Vila	2001.8 km
Noumea	2271.8 km
Tarawa	2468.8 km
Faaa	2496.2 km
Whangarei	2535.0 km
Auckland	2619.7 km
Papatoetoe	2627.6 km

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