Earthquake details

Friday, December 10, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, December 10, 1976 at 05:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 383.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.977 and latitude -15.325.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	304.0 km
Coordinates	-15.325, -174.977
UTC time	1976-12-10 05:47:15.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	383.6 km
Nasinu	758.3 km
Suva	769.7 km
Lautoka	847.6 km
Nadi	857.1 km
Port Vila	1802.6 km
Noumea	2102.3 km
Tarawa	2279.2 km
Whangarei	2508.8 km
Auckland	2602.1 km
Papatoetoe	2611.2 km
Manukau	2612.1 km

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