Earthquake details

Friday, August 8, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, August 8, 1975 at 22:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 291.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.185 and latitude -15.011.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	74.0 km
Coordinates	-15.011, -174.185
UTC time	1975-08-08 22:21:01.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	291.8 km
Nasinu	850.2 km
Suva	861.7 km
Lautoka	939.4 km
Nadi	949.0 km
Port Vila	1892.9 km
Noumea	2194.2 km
Tarawa	2303.7 km
Whangarei	2575.1 km
Faaa	2640.0 km
Auckland	2665.9 km
Papatoetoe	2674.7 km

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