Earthquake details

Thursday, July 27, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, July 27, 1978 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 234.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.138 and latitude -15.466.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.466, -173.138
UTC time	1978-07-27 13:41:04.300

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	234.2 km
Nasinu	935.8 km
Suva	946.8 km
Lautoka	1032.3 km
Nadi	1040.4 km
Port Vila	1993.9 km
Noumea	2277.1 km
Tarawa	2414.5 km
Faaa	2520.9 km
Whangarei	2577.7 km
Auckland	2663.9 km
Papatoetoe	2672.1 km

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