Earthquake details

Thursday, January 1, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 09:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 328.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.852 and latitude -16.590.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.590, -172.852
UTC time	1976-01-01 09:04:44.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	328.3 km
Nasinu	932.2 km
Suva	942.5 km
Lautoka	1038.0 km
Nadi	1043.5 km
Port Vila	2006.5 km
Noumea	2260.8 km
Faaa	2474.8 km
Whangarei	2480.8 km
Tarawa	2530.2 km
Auckland	2563.8 km
Papatoetoe	2571.6 km

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