Earthquake details

Saturday, September 3, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, September 3, 1977 at 11:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 226.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.239 and latitude -15.288.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.0 km
Coordinates	-15.288, -173.239
UTC time	1977-09-03 11:56:18.400

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	226.7 km
Nasinu	932.3 km
Suva	943.4 km
Lautoka	1027.1 km
Nadi	1035.6 km
Port Vila	1986.7 km
Noumea	2274.8 km
Tarawa	2392.4 km
Faaa	2534.7 km
Whangarei	2590.6 km
Auckland	2677.6 km
Papatoetoe	2685.8 km

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