Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 5, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, June 5, 1974 at 22:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 255.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.787 and latitude -15.037.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.037, -173.787
UTC time	1974-06-05 22:00:49.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	255.7 km
Nasinu	888.1 km
Suva	899.5 km
Lautoka	979.0 km
Nadi	988.3 km
Port Vila	1934.2 km
Noumea	2232.0 km
Tarawa	2333.1 km
Whangarei	2590.3 km
Faaa	2597.3 km
Auckland	2679.7 km
Papatoetoe	2688.3 km

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