Earthquake details

Friday, April 22, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, April 22, 1977 at 20:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 314.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.521 and latitude -16.564.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.564, -172.521
UTC time	1977-04-22 20:46:02.500

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	314.6 km
Nasinu	967.4 km
Suva	977.7 km
Lautoka	1073.3 km
Nadi	1078.9 km
Port Vila	2041.9 km
Noumea	2295.0 km
Faaa	2439.9 km
Whangarei	2500.3 km
Tarawa	2550.5 km
Auckland	2582.0 km
Papatoetoe	2589.6 km

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