Earthquake details

Saturday, September 30, 1916 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, September 30, 1916 at 02:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Quinta (United States - US), about 25.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.500 and latitude 33.500.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 33.500, -116.500
UTC time 1916-09-30 02:11:00.000
Location Indio
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1916-09-30

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