Earthquake details

Saturday, April 2, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 2, 1977 at 10:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 303.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.640 and latitude -16.429.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.429, -172.640
UTC time	1977-04-02 10:54:00.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	303.8 km
Nasinu	958.0 km
Suva	968.4 km
Lautoka	1062.9 km
Nadi	1068.8 km
Port Vila	2031.0 km
Noumea	2288.1 km
Faaa	2454.2 km
Whangarei	2507.3 km
Tarawa	2530.8 km
Auckland	2589.8 km
Papatoetoe	2597.5 km

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