Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 15, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, February 15, 1927 at 23:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz (United States - US), about 21.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -122.267 and latitude 36.950.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 36.950, -122.267
UTC time 1927-02-15 23:54:03.500
Location Santa Cruz
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-02-15

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