Earthquake details

Thursday, December 13, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, December 13, 1973 at 19:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 264.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.791 and latitude -15.175.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.0 km
Coordinates	-15.175, -173.791
UTC time	1973-12-13 19:53:30.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	264.4 km
Nasinu	881.8 km
Suva	893.0 km
Lautoka	973.9 km
Nadi	982.9 km
Port Vila	1930.8 km
Noumea	2225.4 km
Tarawa	2344.6 km
Whangarei	2576.2 km
Faaa	2595.2 km
Auckland	2665.4 km
Papatoetoe	2673.9 km

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