Earthquake details

Thursday, January 1, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, January 1, 1920 at 02:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Escondido (United States - US), about 37.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.700 and latitude 33.200.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	33.200, -116.700
UTC time	1920-01-01 02:35:00.000

Location	Escondido
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1920-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Escondido	37.1 km
Poway	41.0 km
San Marcos	43.9 km
Santee	47.7 km
Vista	50.5 km
El Cajon	51.3 km
Temecula	53.0 km
Fallbrook	54.9 km
La Mesa	56.8 km
Encinitas	58.1 km
Carlsbad	60.8 km
La Presa	61.4 km

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