Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 27, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 27, 1974 at 18:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 312.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.295 and latitude -16.592.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.592, -172.295
UTC time	1974-02-27 18:53:04.400

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-02-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	312.3 km
Nasinu	990.4 km
Suva	1000.7 km
Lautoka	1096.8 km
Nadi	1102.3 km
Port Vila	2065.5 km
Noumea	2316.7 km
Faaa	2415.6 km
Whangarei	2509.3 km
Tarawa	2568.4 km
Auckland	2590.1 km
Papatoetoe	2597.6 km

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