Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 27, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, September 27, 1972 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 309.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.017 and latitude -16.603.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	13.1 km
Coordinates	-16.603, -172.017
UTC time	1972-09-27 09:01:42.480

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-09-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	309.5 km
Nasinu	1019.3 km
Suva	1029.5 km
Lautoka	1126.1 km
Nadi	1131.4 km
Port Vila	2094.8 km
Noumea	2344.4 km
Faaa	2386.0 km
Whangarei	2522.9 km
Tarawa	2588.7 km
Auckland	2602.6 km
Papatoetoe	2609.9 km

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