Earthquake details

Sunday, August 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, August 21, 1977 at 04:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 211.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.474 and latitude -14.773.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -14.773, -173.474
UTC time 1977-08-21 04:44:32.300
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-21

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