Earthquake details

Sunday, July 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, July 24, 1977 at 06:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 224.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.152 and latitude -15.339.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.339, -173.152
UTC time	1977-07-24 06:22:51.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1977-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	224.4 km
Nasinu	939.1 km
Suva	950.2 km
Lautoka	1034.5 km
Nadi	1042.9 km
Port Vila	1994.9 km
Noumea	2281.2 km
Tarawa	2402.8 km
Faaa	2524.6 km
Whangarei	2589.7 km
Auckland	2676.2 km
Papatoetoe	2684.4 km

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