Earthquake details

Saturday, April 2, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 2, 1977 at 07:15 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 320.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.095 and latitude -16.696.

Magnitude	7.6
Alert	Extreme
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.696, -172.095
UTC time	1977-04-02 07:15:22.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1977-04-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	320.6 km
Nasinu	1009.3 km
Suva	1019.4 km
Lautoka	1116.6 km
Nadi	1121.7 km
Port Vila	2085.5 km
Noumea	2333.1 km
Faaa	2393.2 km
Whangarei	2509.8 km
Auckland	2589.5 km
Tarawa	2591.1 km
Papatoetoe	2596.9 km

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