Earthquake details

Sunday, October 26, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, October 26, 1969 at 06:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 333.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.704 and latitude -16.167.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 115.0 km
Coordinates -16.167, -173.704
UTC time 1969-10-26 06:38:04.440
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-10-26

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