Earthquake details

Monday, August 3, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, August 3, 1970 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 320.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.823 and latitude -15.922.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 90.0 km
Coordinates -15.922, -173.823
UTC time 1970-08-03 00:33:52.130
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-08-03

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