Earthquake details

Sunday, April 2, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, April 2, 1972 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 282.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.990 and latitude -16.077.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 8.7 km
Coordinates -16.077, -172.990
UTC time 1972-04-02 09:01:22.300
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1972-04-02

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