Earthquake details

Sunday, June 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Sunday, June 11, 1978 at 14:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 250.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.559 and latitude -15.262.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.262, -173.559
UTC time	1978-06-11 14:27:55.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1978-06-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	250.2 km
Nasinu	901.2 km
Suva	912.5 km
Lautoka	994.9 km
Nadi	1003.6 km
Port Vila	1953.5 km
Noumea	2244.4 km
Tarawa	2368.0 km
Faaa	2569.1 km
Whangarei	2578.2 km
Auckland	2666.3 km
Papatoetoe	2674.8 km

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