Earthquake details

Saturday, October 21, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, October 21, 1978 at 09:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 253.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.631 and latitude -15.224.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.224, -173.631
UTC time	1978-10-21 09:13:55.100

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	253.6 km
Nasinu	895.6 km
Suva	906.9 km
Lautoka	988.7 km
Nadi	997.5 km
Port Vila	1946.7 km
Noumea	2239.0 km
Tarawa	2359.8 km
Faaa	2577.4 km
Whangarei	2578.6 km
Auckland	2667.1 km
Papatoetoe	2675.6 km

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