Earthquake details

Friday, January 25, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, January 25, 1974 at 22:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 300.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.531 and latitude -16.432.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.432, -172.531
UTC time	1974-01-25 22:40:16.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	300.7 km
Nasinu	969.3 km
Suva	979.7 km
Lautoka	1074.4 km
Nadi	1080.2 km
Port Vila	2042.5 km
Noumea	2298.9 km
Faaa	2442.6 km
Whangarei	2512.6 km
Tarawa	2538.6 km
Auckland	2594.7 km
Papatoetoe	2602.4 km

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