Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, December 27, 1975 at 23:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 168.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -171.907 and latitude -15.336.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.336, -171.907
UTC time	1975-12-27 23:32:59.800

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	168.0 km
Nasinu	1065.6 km
Suva	1076.5 km
Lautoka	1163.9 km
Nadi	1171.6 km
Port Vila	2126.5 km
Faaa	2392.6 km
Noumea	2404.9 km
Tarawa	2491.9 km
Whangarei	2651.7 km
Auckland	2733.7 km
Papatoetoe	2741.3 km

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