Earthquake details

Friday, December 22, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 22, 1972 at 16:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 265.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.480 and latitude -16.119.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-16.119, -172.480
UTC time	1972-12-22 16:22:07.090

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	265.7 km
Nasinu	982.5 km
Suva	993.1 km
Lautoka	1085.4 km
Nadi	1091.9 km
Port Vila	2052.4 km
Noumea	2316.0 km
Faaa	2441.2 km
Tarawa	2515.6 km
Whangarei	2545.8 km
Auckland	2628.3 km
Papatoetoe	2636.1 km

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