Earthquake details

Sunday, April 2, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, April 2, 1972 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 283.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.899 and latitude -16.137.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.7 km
Coordinates -16.137, -172.899
UTC time 1972-04-02 14:32:29.070
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-02

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