Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 5, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 10:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 337.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.866 and latitude -16.087.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.087, -173.866
UTC time	1977-01-05 10:36:29.400

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	337.5 km
Nasinu	840.4 km
Suva	851.2 km
Lautoka	940.6 km
Nadi	947.7 km
Port Vila	1906.1 km
Noumea	2178.9 km
Tarawa	2418.8 km
Whangarei	2481.2 km
Auckland	2569.0 km
Papatoetoe	2577.4 km
Manukau	2578.1 km

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