Earthquake details

Monday, February 7, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Monday, February 7, 1977 at 23:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 298.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.091 and latitude -15.287.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	132.0 km
Coordinates	-15.287, -174.091
UTC time	1977-02-07 23:28:38.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	298.2 km
Nasinu	847.2 km
Suva	858.5 km
Lautoka	939.4 km
Nadi	948.4 km
Port Vila	1896.8 km
Noumea	2190.9 km
Tarawa	2334.0 km
Whangarei	2551.3 km
Faaa	2625.1 km
Auckland	2641.4 km
Papatoetoe	2650.1 km

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