Earthquake details

Saturday, September 22, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, September 22, 1973 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 248.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.705 and latitude -15.043.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.043, -173.705
UTC time	1973-09-22 17:35:47.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	248.6 km
Nasinu	896.0 km
Suva	907.3 km
Lautoka	987.2 km
Nadi	996.4 km
Port Vila	1942.7 km
Noumea	2239.8 km
Tarawa	2339.3 km
Faaa	2588.5 km
Whangarei	2593.4 km
Auckland	2682.5 km
Papatoetoe	2691.1 km

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