Earthquake details

Sunday, September 18, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Sunday, September 18, 1927 at 02:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 120.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.926 and latitude 37.715.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.715, -118.926
UTC time	1927-09-18 02:07:11.220

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1927-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	120.6 km
Madera	130.9 km
Fresno	131.2 km
Merced	145.0 km
Atwater	154.1 km
Visalia	157.5 km
Hanford	167.2 km
Turlock	171.1 km
Tulare	171.9 km
Carson City	177.2 km
Ceres	179.6 km
Modesto	182.6 km

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