Earthquake details

Thursday, June 3, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, June 3, 1976 at 21:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 171.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.304 and latitude -15.284.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	-15.284, -172.304
UTC time	1976-06-03 21:03:49.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-06-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	171.6 km
Nasinu	1027.0 km
Suva	1038.0 km
Lautoka	1124.0 km
Nadi	1132.0 km
Port Vila	2085.6 km
Noumea	2367.6 km
Faaa	2435.6 km
Tarawa	2458.7 km
Whangarei	2636.7 km
Auckland	2720.2 km
Papatoetoe	2728.0 km

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