Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, April 13, 1971 at 05:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 321.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.785 and latitude -15.958.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates -15.958, -173.785
UTC time 1971-04-13 05:57:38.840
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-13

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