Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 19, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, March 19, 1975 at 13:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 224.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.038 and latitude -15.835.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.835, -172.038
UTC time	1975-03-19 13:42:21.000

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	224.7 km
Nasinu	1036.3 km
Suva	1047.0 km
Lautoka	1137.9 km
Nadi	1144.7 km
Port Vila	2103.7 km
Noumea	2371.5 km
Faaa	2398.4 km
Tarawa	2523.2 km
Whangarei	2596.3 km
Auckland	2677.7 km
Papatoetoe	2685.3 km

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