Earthquake details

Sunday, March 13, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, March 13, 1977 at 17:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 144.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.326 and latitude -15.016.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	-15.016, -172.326
UTC time	1977-03-13 17:33:48.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	144.8 km
Nasinu	1034.8 km
Suva	1045.9 km
Lautoka	1129.7 km
Nadi	1138.2 km
Port Vila	2088.8 km
Noumea	2376.9 km
Tarawa	2435.1 km
Faaa	2442.9 km
Whangarei	2662.0 km
Auckland	2746.1 km
Papatoetoe	2754.0 km

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