Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 at 12:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 355.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.534 and latitude -16.936.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	-16.936, -172.534
UTC time	1978-07-04 12:43:35.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	355.1 km
Nasinu	958.7 km
Suva	968.8 km
Lautoka	1067.2 km
Nadi	1071.9 km
Port Vila	2036.2 km
Noumea	2280.2 km
Faaa	2437.3 km
Whangarei	2463.4 km
Auckland	2544.4 km
Papatoetoe	2551.9 km
Manukau	2552.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account