Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 15, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, October 15, 1974 at 06:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 321.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.711 and latitude -16.578.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.578, -172.711
UTC time	1974-10-15 06:49:32.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	321.9 km
Nasinu	947.2 km
Suva	957.5 km
Lautoka	1053.0 km
Nadi	1058.6 km
Port Vila	2021.6 km
Noumea	2275.4 km
Faaa	2459.9 km
Whangarei	2489.2 km
Tarawa	2538.7 km
Auckland	2571.6 km
Papatoetoe	2579.3 km

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