Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 5, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, September 5, 1928 at 14:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Indio (United States - US), about 37.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.000 and latitude 34.000.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 34.000, -116.000
UTC time 1928-09-05 14:42:00.000
Location Indio
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-09-05

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