Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 8, 1916 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, August 8, 1916 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz (United States - US), about 4.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -122.000 and latitude 37.000.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 37.000, -122.000
UTC time 1916-08-08 16:52:41.000
Location Santa Cruz
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1916-08-08

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