Earthquake details

Saturday, February 24, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, February 24, 1973 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.284 and latitude -15.412.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.412, -173.284
UTC time	1973-02-24 01:06:11.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.0 km
Nasinu	923.0 km
Suva	934.1 km
Lautoka	1018.7 km
Nadi	1027.0 km
Port Vila	1979.5 km
Noumea	2265.0 km
Tarawa	2399.8 km
Faaa	2537.3 km
Whangarei	2576.1 km
Auckland	2663.0 km
Papatoetoe	2671.2 km

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