Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, July 20, 1971 at 23:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 397.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.764 and latitude -17.274.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-17.274, -172.764
UTC time	1971-07-20 23:23:02.630

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	397.7 km
Nasinu	929.3 km
Suva	939.2 km
Lautoka	1039.8 km
Nadi	1043.9 km
Port Vila	2008.7 km
Noumea	2245.3 km
Whangarei	2418.6 km
Faaa	2458.7 km
Auckland	2499.8 km
Papatoetoe	2507.3 km
Manukau	2507.8 km

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