Earthquake details

Friday, September 3, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, September 3, 1971 at 23:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 197.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.784 and latitude -15.309.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	-15.309, -172.784
UTC time	1971-09-03 23:28:52.820

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	197.5 km
Nasinu	977.4 km
Suva	988.5 km
Lautoka	1073.5 km
Nadi	1081.7 km
Port Vila	2034.4 km
Noumea	2318.9 km
Tarawa	2426.3 km
Faaa	2486.1 km
Whangarei	2610.4 km
Auckland	2695.7 km
Papatoetoe	2703.7 km

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