Earthquake details

Thursday, October 23, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, October 23, 1975 at 04:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 155.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.714 and latitude -14.882.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.0 km
Coordinates	-14.882, -172.714
UTC time	1975-10-23 04:50:43.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	155.1 km
Nasinu	1001.3 km
Suva	1012.5 km
Lautoka	1094.1 km
Nadi	1103.1 km
Port Vila	2050.8 km
Noumea	2344.6 km
Tarawa	2395.9 km
Faaa	2486.5 km
Whangarei	2656.2 km
Auckland	2742.0 km
Papatoetoe	2750.1 km

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