Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 14, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, February 14, 1978 at 02:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 234.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.515 and latitude -15.816.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -15.816, -172.515
UTC time 1978-02-14 02:24:32.000
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-14

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