M6.2 earthquake 130 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 130 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa on Mon, Dec 8, 1975, 10:14 PM GMT-11 (09:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-09 09:14:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.789° S, 173.003° W
- Region
- Samoa
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 90
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18542 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.2144 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 18533 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2124 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18533 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.786 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18514 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18513 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dvc (also filed as iscgem720190). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.