Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 4, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, February 4, 1976 at 13:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 309.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.654 and latitude -16.482.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.482, -172.654
UTC time	1976-02-04 13:19:39.400

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	309.9 km
Nasinu	955.3 km
Suva	965.7 km
Lautoka	1060.6 km
Nadi	1066.3 km
Port Vila	2028.8 km
Noumea	2284.7 km
Faaa	2455.0 km
Whangarei	2501.4 km
Tarawa	2534.4 km
Auckland	2583.9 km
Papatoetoe	2591.6 km

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