Earthquake details

Friday, September 30, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, September 30, 1977 at 21:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 275.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.925 and latitude -16.041.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.041, -172.925
UTC time	1977-09-30 21:22:57.500

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	275.5 km
Nasinu	938.6 km
Suva	949.3 km
Lautoka	1040.3 km
Nadi	1047.0 km
Port Vila	2006.5 km
Noumea	2274.6 km
Tarawa	2478.1 km
Faaa	2489.5 km
Whangarei	2531.1 km
Auckland	2615.5 km
Papatoetoe	2623.4 km

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