Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 12, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, December 12, 1917 at 10:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Idaho Falls (United States - US), about 79.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -111.300 and latitude 43.000.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 43.000, -111.300
UTC time 1917-12-12 10:50:00.000
Location Idaho Falls
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-12-12

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