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Historic Earthquake
1957 Samoa Earthquake
14 April 1957 · Samoa
On 14 April 1957 at 19:18 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Samoa, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Tonga Plate, 57 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 14 April 1957
- Time
- 19:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Tonga Plate
- Country
- Samoa
- Nearest Volcano
- Curacoa volcano (73 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2023Hihifo · M 7.6
- 20092009 Samoa Earthquake · M 8.1192 deaths
- 1995Apia, American Samoa · M 7.4
- 1987Tonga · M 7.3
- 1981Apia, American Samoa · M 7.7
- 1977Apia · M 7.6
- 1975Samoa · M 7.8
- 1917Samoa · M 8.32 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth