Earthquake details

Thursday, July 27, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, July 27, 1978 at 18:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 238.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.043 and latitude -15.584.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.584, -173.043
UTC time	1978-07-27 18:25:08.500

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	238.5 km
Nasinu	941.2 km
Suva	952.1 km
Lautoka	1038.9 km
Nadi	1046.7 km
Port Vila	2001.8 km
Noumea	2281.6 km
Tarawa	2431.1 km
Faaa	2508.9 km
Whangarei	2570.5 km
Auckland	2656.2 km
Papatoetoe	2664.3 km

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