Earthquake details

Thursday, January 1, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 14:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 312.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.899 and latitude -16.421.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.421, -172.899
UTC time	1976-01-01 14:46:11.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	312.7 km
Nasinu	931.2 km
Suva	941.6 km
Lautoka	1035.7 km
Nadi	1041.7 km
Port Vila	2003.7 km
Noumea	2262.4 km
Faaa	2481.7 km
Whangarei	2495.0 km
Tarawa	2512.4 km
Auckland	2578.5 km
Papatoetoe	2586.4 km

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