Earthquake details

Friday, November 8, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, November 8, 1974 at 13:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 249.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.220 and latitude -15.574.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 12.0 km
Coordinates -15.574, -173.220
UTC time 1974-11-08 13:34:35.300
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-08

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