Earthquake details

Friday, December 26, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 26, 1975 at 18:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 277.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.937 and latitude -16.052.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.052, -172.937
UTC time	1975-12-26 18:12:12.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-12-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	277.2 km
Nasinu	937.1 km
Suva	947.8 km
Lautoka	1038.8 km
Nadi	1045.5 km
Port Vila	2005.0 km
Noumea	2273.0 km
Tarawa	2478.2 km
Faaa	2490.6 km
Whangarei	2529.4 km
Auckland	2613.8 km
Papatoetoe	2621.8 km

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