Earthquake details

Thursday, May 5, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, May 5, 1977 at 22:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 371.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.127 and latitude -17.151.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-17.151, -172.127
UTC time	1977-05-05 22:07:20.900

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	371.3 km
Nasinu	998.2 km
Suva	1008.1 km
Lautoka	1108.3 km
Nadi	1112.5 km
Port Vila	2077.3 km
Noumea	2314.0 km
Faaa	2392.2 km
Whangarei	2464.2 km
Auckland	2543.1 km
Papatoetoe	2550.4 km
Manukau	2550.7 km

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