Earthquake details

Sunday, October 18, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, October 18, 1970 at 09:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 333.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.024 and latitude -16.821.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-16.821, -172.024
UTC time	1970-10-18 09:19:32.320

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	333.7 km
Nasinu	1014.4 km
Suva	1024.5 km
Lautoka	1122.5 km
Nadi	1127.4 km
Port Vila	2091.6 km
Noumea	2335.8 km
Faaa	2384.4 km
Whangarei	2501.5 km
Auckland	2580.7 km
Papatoetoe	2588.0 km
Manukau	2588.4 km

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