Earthquake details

Thursday, June 6, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, June 6, 1974 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 240.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.467 and latitude -15.236.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.236, -173.467
UTC time	1974-06-06 20:00:45.000

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	240.7 km
Nasinu	911.5 km
Suva	922.7 km
Lautoka	1005.2 km
Nadi	1013.9 km
Port Vila	1963.7 km
Noumea	2254.6 km
Tarawa	2372.2 km
Faaa	2559.8 km
Whangarei	2585.0 km
Auckland	2672.9 km
Papatoetoe	2681.3 km

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