Earthquake details

Friday, October 22, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, October 22, 1926 at 13:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz (United States - US), about 28.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -122.341 and latitude 36.924.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 36.924, -122.341
UTC time 1926-10-22 13:35:29.310
Location Santa Cruz
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1926-10-22

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