Earthquake details

Sunday, January 21, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, January 21, 1973 at 20:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 333.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.055 and latitude -15.857.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	129.0 km
Coordinates	-15.857, -174.055
UTC time	1973-01-21 20:20:49.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	333.7 km
Nasinu	828.7 km
Suva	839.7 km
Lautoka	926.4 km
Nadi	934.1 km
Port Vila	1889.8 km
Noumea	2169.7 km
Tarawa	2386.2 km
Whangarei	2495.5 km
Auckland	2584.4 km
Papatoetoe	2593.0 km
Manukau	2593.8 km

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