Earthquake details

Saturday, August 27, 1904 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, August 27, 1904 at 21:56 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fairbanks (United States - US), about 285.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -153.120 and latitude 63.790.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 63.790, -153.120
UTC time 1904-08-27 21:56:11.000
Location Anchorage
Country United States (US)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1904-08-27

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