Earthquake details

Thursday, November 30, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, November 30, 1972 at 02:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 349.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.116 and latitude -16.005.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	144.4 km
Coordinates	-16.005, -174.116
UTC time	1972-11-30 02:45:48.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-11-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	349.7 km
Nasinu	817.4 km
Suva	828.3 km
Lautoka	916.3 km
Nadi	923.7 km
Port Vila	1880.9 km
Noumea	2157.4 km
Tarawa	2395.2 km
Whangarei	2477.8 km
Auckland	2566.7 km
Papatoetoe	2575.3 km
Manukau	2576.0 km

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