Earthquake details

Friday, December 26, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 26, 1975 at 15:56 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 280.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.467 and latitude -16.264.

Magnitude	7.8
Alert	Extreme
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.264, -172.467
UTC time	1975-12-26 15:56:38.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1975-12-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	280.9 km
Nasinu	980.1 km
Suva	990.6 km
Lautoka	1084.0 km
Nadi	1090.2 km
Port Vila	2051.6 km
Noumea	2311.7 km
Faaa	2437.9 km
Tarawa	2528.7 km
Whangarei	2532.3 km
Auckland	2614.5 km
Papatoetoe	2622.2 km

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