Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 at 23:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 239.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.330 and latitude -15.361.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.361, -173.330
UTC time	1978-09-06 23:26:23.600

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	239.3 km
Nasinu	920.3 km
Suva	931.4 km
Lautoka	1015.5 km
Nadi	1023.9 km
Port Vila	1975.7 km
Noumea	2262.7 km
Tarawa	2392.3 km
Faaa	2543.1 km
Whangarei	2579.0 km
Auckland	2666.2 km
Papatoetoe	2674.4 km

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