Earthquake details

Saturday, November 2, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, November 2, 1974 at 22:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 288.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.052 and latitude -15.182.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	97.0 km
Coordinates	-15.182, -174.052
UTC time	1974-11-02 22:19:05.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	288.4 km
Nasinu	855.6 km
Suva	866.9 km
Lautoka	946.9 km
Nadi	956.1 km
Port Vila	1903.2 km
Noumea	2199.5 km
Tarawa	2327.5 km
Whangarei	2563.7 km
Faaa	2622.8 km
Auckland	2653.8 km
Papatoetoe	2662.5 km

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