Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 14, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, December 14, 1977 at 10:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 221.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.140 and latitude -15.314.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.314, -173.140
UTC time	1977-12-14 10:18:33.200

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	221.5 km
Nasinu	941.3 km
Suva	952.4 km
Lautoka	1036.5 km
Nadi	1044.9 km
Port Vila	1996.7 km
Noumea	2283.5 km
Tarawa	2401.5 km
Faaa	2523.7 km
Whangarei	2592.7 km
Auckland	2679.3 km
Papatoetoe	2687.5 km

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