Earthquake details

Saturday, February 12, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, February 12, 1972 at 18:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.255 and latitude -15.445.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -15.445, -173.255
UTC time 1972-02-12 18:51:59.420
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-12

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