Earthquake details

Monday, January 19, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, January 19, 1976 at 15:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 342.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.613 and latitude -16.799.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.799, -172.613
UTC time	1976-01-19 15:40:31.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	342.4 km
Nasinu	952.9 km
Suva	963.1 km
Lautoka	1060.4 km
Nadi	1065.5 km
Port Vila	2029.3 km
Noumea	2277.2 km
Faaa	2447.1 km
Whangarei	2472.6 km
Auckland	2554.2 km
Papatoetoe	2561.8 km
Manukau	2562.3 km

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