Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 22, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, November 22, 1972 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 236.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.922 and latitude -15.637.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	-15.637, -172.922
UTC time	1972-11-22 17:53:49.790

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-11-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	236.2 km
Nasinu	951.7 km
Suva	962.6 km
Lautoka	1050.1 km
Nadi	1057.7 km
Port Vila	2013.6 km
Noumea	2291.4 km
Tarawa	2444.1 km
Faaa	2495.2 km
Whangarei	2571.2 km
Auckland	2656.3 km
Papatoetoe	2664.4 km

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