Earthquake details

Thursday, April 1, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, April 1, 1971 at 06:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 284.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.662 and latitude -16.241.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-16.241, -172.662
UTC time	1971-04-01 06:02:06.830

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	284.8 km
Nasinu	960.4 km
Suva	970.9 km
Lautoka	1063.9 km
Nadi	1070.2 km
Port Vila	2031.3 km
Noumea	2293.1 km
Faaa	2458.9 km
Tarawa	2513.3 km
Whangarei	2524.6 km
Auckland	2607.6 km
Papatoetoe	2615.4 km

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