Earthquake details

Friday, May 29, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, May 29, 1970 at 05:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 226.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.460 and latitude -15.033.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	16.6 km
Coordinates	-15.033, -173.460
UTC time	1970-05-29 05:14:37.550

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1970-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	226.2 km
Nasinu	920.7 km
Suva	932.0 km
Lautoka	1012.6 km
Nadi	1021.7 km
Port Vila	1968.8 km
Noumea	2264.3 km
Tarawa	2355.4 km
Faaa	2562.7 km
Whangarei	2605.7 km
Auckland	2694.0 km
Papatoetoe	2702.4 km

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