Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, December 27, 1975 at 01:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 312.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.369 and latitude -16.576.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.576, -172.369
UTC time	1975-12-27 01:34:06.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	312.1 km
Nasinu	983.0 km
Suva	993.3 km
Lautoka	1089.2 km
Nadi	1094.7 km
Port Vila	2057.9 km
Noumea	2309.9 km
Faaa	2423.7 km
Whangarei	2507.0 km
Tarawa	2562.0 km
Auckland	2588.1 km
Papatoetoe	2595.7 km

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