Earthquake details

Saturday, June 17, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, June 17, 1978 at 15:11 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 367.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.264 and latitude -17.098.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -17.098, -172.264
UTC time 1978-06-17 15:11:33.500
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1978-06-17

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