Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 17, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, January 17, 1978 at 07:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 397.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.626 and latitude -16.921.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	44.0 km
Coordinates	-16.921, -173.626
UTC time	1978-01-17 07:33:18.500

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	397.4 km
Nasinu	844.3 km
Suva	854.5 km
Lautoka	951.6 km
Nadi	956.7 km
Port Vila	1920.6 km
Noumea	2170.7 km
Whangarei	2409.7 km
Auckland	2495.0 km
Papatoetoe	2503.1 km
Manukau	2503.7 km
Tarawa	2508.0 km

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