Earthquake details

Thursday, March 25, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, March 25, 1971 at 13:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 213.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.882 and latitude -15.422.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.422, -172.882
UTC time	1971-03-25 13:49:02.490

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	213.8 km
Nasinu	963.3 km
Suva	974.3 km
Lautoka	1060.1 km
Nadi	1068.1 km
Port Vila	2021.8 km
Noumea	2304.4 km
Tarawa	2428.8 km
Faaa	2494.5 km
Whangarei	2594.4 km
Auckland	2679.8 km
Papatoetoe	2687.9 km

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