Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 13, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 243.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.289 and latitude -15.454.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.454, -173.289
UTC time	1977-09-13 00:21:52.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1977-09-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	243.8 km
Nasinu	920.9 km
Suva	932.0 km
Lautoka	1017.0 km
Nadi	1025.2 km
Port Vila	1978.2 km
Noumea	2262.7 km
Tarawa	2403.0 km
Faaa	2537.2 km
Whangarei	2571.7 km
Auckland	2658.5 km
Papatoetoe	2666.8 km

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