Earthquake details

Friday, December 26, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 26, 1975 at 18:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 335.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.806 and latitude -16.850.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.850, -171.806
UTC time	1975-12-26 18:38:46.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-12-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	335.8 km
Nasinu	1036.8 km
Suva	1046.9 km
Lautoka	1145.3 km
Nadi	1150.1 km
Port Vila	2114.3 km
Noumea	2356.8 km
Faaa	2361.0 km
Whangarei	2510.4 km
Auckland	2588.7 km
Papatoetoe	2595.9 km
Manukau	2596.2 km

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