Earthquake details

Saturday, May 31, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, May 31, 1969 at 22:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 265.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.823 and latitude -15.991.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.4 km
Coordinates	-15.991, -172.823
UTC time	1969-05-31 22:24:32.630

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-05-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	265.7 km
Nasinu	950.6 km
Suva	961.3 km
Lautoka	1052.0 km
Nadi	1058.9 km
Port Vila	2018.1 km
Noumea	2286.8 km
Faaa	2479.4 km
Tarawa	2480.9 km
Whangarei	2541.1 km
Auckland	2625.2 km
Papatoetoe	2633.1 km

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