Earthquake details

Saturday, September 11, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, September 11, 1976 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 277.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.710 and latitude -16.153.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	-16.153, -172.710
UTC time	1976-09-11 07:23:30.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-09-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	277.4 km
Nasinu	957.7 km
Suva	968.3 km
Lautoka	1060.6 km
Nadi	1067.0 km
Port Vila	2027.5 km
Noumea	2291.7 km
Faaa	2465.1 km
Tarawa	2502.5 km
Whangarei	2530.8 km
Auckland	2614.2 km
Papatoetoe	2622.0 km

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