Earthquake details

Friday, January 5, 1912 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, January 5, 1912 at 03:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 127.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.420 and latitude 37.330.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	37.330, -118.420
UTC time	1912-01-05 03:52:00.000

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1912-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	127.0 km
Visalia	135.7 km
Fresno	136.5 km
Tulare	149.8 km
Porterville	150.5 km
Madera	151.3 km
Hanford	156.1 km
Merced	182.7 km
Delano	188.9 km
Atwater	193.8 km
Turlock	215.3 km
Los Banos	217.6 km

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