Earthquake details

Thursday, May 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, May 11, 1978 at 11:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 367.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.301 and latitude -17.093.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-17.093, -172.301
UTC time	1978-05-11 11:03:18.000

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	367.4 km
Nasinu	980.7 km
Suva	990.7 km
Lautoka	1090.3 km
Nadi	1094.7 km
Port Vila	2059.4 km
Noumea	2298.3 km
Faaa	2411.1 km
Whangarei	2460.5 km
Auckland	2540.2 km
Papatoetoe	2547.6 km
Manukau	2548.0 km

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