Earthquake details

Thursday, August 29, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, August 29, 1974 at 16:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 298.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.238 and latitude -15.040.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	58.0 km
Coordinates	-15.040, -174.238
UTC time	1974-08-29 16:59:13.900

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	298.4 km
Nasinu	843.7 km
Suva	855.1 km
Lautoka	932.9 km
Nadi	942.6 km
Port Vila	1886.7 km
Noumea	2187.7 km
Tarawa	2302.7 km
Whangarei	2569.8 km
Faaa	2645.1 km
Auckland	2660.8 km
Papatoetoe	2669.6 km

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