Earthquake details

Monday, May 21, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, May 21, 1973 at 23:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 254.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.081 and latitude -16.100.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.100, -172.081
UTC time	1973-05-21 23:08:17.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	254.6 km
Nasinu	1024.4 km
Suva	1035.0 km
Lautoka	1127.8 km
Nadi	1134.1 km
Port Vila	2095.0 km
Noumea	2356.8 km
Faaa	2399.1 km
Tarawa	2542.1 km
Whangarei	2568.2 km
Auckland	2649.3 km
Papatoetoe	2656.8 km

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