Earthquake details

Thursday, January 1, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 18:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 313.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.726 and latitude -16.497.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.497, -172.726
UTC time	1976-01-01 18:57:35.900

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	313.9 km
Nasinu	947.4 km
Suva	957.8 km
Lautoka	1052.7 km
Nadi	1058.5 km
Port Vila	2021.0 km
Noumea	2276.9 km
Faaa	2462.5 km
Whangarei	2496.3 km
Tarawa	2530.7 km
Auckland	2579.0 km
Papatoetoe	2586.7 km

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