Earthquake details

Thursday, August 4, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, August 4, 1927 at 12:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Monica (United States - US), about 2.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.500 and latitude 34.000.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 34.000, -118.500
UTC time 1927-08-04 12:24:00.000
Location Los Angeles
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-08-04

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