Earthquake details

Thursday, August 27, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, August 27, 1970 at 16:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 220.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.218 and latitude -15.230.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.230, -173.218
UTC time	1970-08-27 16:22:24.460

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1970-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	220.5 km
Nasinu	936.7 km
Suva	947.9 km
Lautoka	1031.0 km
Nadi	1039.6 km
Port Vila	1990.1 km
Noumea	2279.4 km
Tarawa	2389.0 km
Faaa	2533.5 km
Whangarei	2597.4 km
Auckland	2684.4 km
Papatoetoe	2692.6 km

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