Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, May 4, 1905 at 02:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hilo (United States - US), about 42.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -155.020 and latitude 19.350.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 19.350, -155.020
UTC time 1905-05-04 02:37:00.000
Location Hilo
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1905-05-04

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