Earthquake details

Friday, July 21, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Friday, July 21, 1978 at 07:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 257.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.418 and latitude -16.063.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -16.063, -172.418
UTC time 1978-07-21 07:44:18.000
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-21

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