Earthquake details

Monday, September 1, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, September 1, 1975 at 20:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 196.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.888 and latitude -15.230.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-15.230, -172.888
UTC time	1975-09-01 20:38:53.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-09-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	196.9 km
Nasinu	969.9 km
Suva	981.0 km
Lautoka	1065.1 km
Nadi	1073.5 km
Port Vila	2025.0 km
Noumea	2312.0 km
Tarawa	2412.3 km
Faaa	2498.5 km
Whangarei	2613.2 km
Auckland	2699.0 km
Papatoetoe	2707.1 km

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