Earthquake details

Thursday, June 16, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, June 16, 1977 at 04:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 192.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.798 and latitude -15.243.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.243, -172.798
UTC time	1977-06-16 04:17:35.700

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	192.3 km
Nasinu	978.5 km
Suva	989.6 km
Lautoka	1074.0 km
Nadi	1082.3 km
Port Vila	2034.2 km
Noumea	2320.4 km
Tarawa	2419.8 km
Faaa	2488.7 km
Whangarei	2616.3 km
Auckland	2701.7 km
Papatoetoe	2709.8 km

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