Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 1, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, December 1, 1970 at 22:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 232.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.933 and latitude -15.589.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	-15.589, -172.933
UTC time	1970-12-01 22:01:55.320

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-12-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	232.3 km
Nasinu	952.2 km
Suva	963.2 km
Lautoka	1050.2 km
Nadi	1058.0 km
Port Vila	2013.3 km
Noumea	2292.3 km
Tarawa	2439.2 km
Faaa	2497.2 km
Whangarei	2575.4 km
Auckland	2660.7 km
Papatoetoe	2668.7 km

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