Earthquake details

Saturday, November 26, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, November 26, 1977 at 09:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 325.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.400 and latitude -15.274.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	133.0 km
Coordinates	-15.274, -174.400
UTC time	1977-11-26 09:14:51.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	325.9 km
Nasinu	817.2 km
Suva	828.6 km
Lautoka	908.2 km
Nadi	917.4 km
Port Vila	1864.5 km
Noumea	2161.2 km
Tarawa	2312.3 km
Whangarei	2538.9 km
Auckland	2630.1 km
Papatoetoe	2638.9 km
Manukau	2639.8 km

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