Earthquake details

Thursday, June 20, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, June 20, 1974 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 244.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.514 and latitude -15.240.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates -15.240, -173.514
UTC time 1974-06-20 16:52:22.300
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-20

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