Earthquake details

Friday, January 2, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, January 2, 1976 at 02:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 184.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.020 and latitude -15.474.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates -15.474, -172.020
UTC time 1976-01-02 02:11:55.800
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-02

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