Earthquake details

Monday, August 3, 1903 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Monday, August 3, 1903 at 06:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Jose (United States - US), about 9.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -121.800 and latitude 37.300.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 37.300, -121.800
UTC time 1903-08-03 06:49:00.000
Location San Jose
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1903-08-03

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