Earthquake details

Sunday, April 21, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Sunday, April 21, 1918 at 22:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hemet (United States - US), about 1.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.972 and latitude 33.762.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 33.762, -116.972
UTC time 1918-04-21 22:32:30.350
Location Menifee
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1918-04-21

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