Earthquake details

Friday, January 16, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, January 16, 1976 at 07:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 187.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.034 and latitude -14.981.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.981, -173.034
UTC time	1976-01-16 07:10:56.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	187.1 km
Nasinu	965.2 km
Suva	976.5 km
Lautoka	1058.0 km
Nadi	1066.9 km
Port Vila	2014.8 km
Noumea	2308.6 km
Tarawa	2381.1 km
Faaa	2518.5 km
Whangarei	2631.0 km
Auckland	2717.7 km
Papatoetoe	2726.0 km

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