Earthquake details

Thursday, September 26, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, September 26, 1929 at 04:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hilo (United States - US), about 95.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -156.000 and latitude 19.750.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 19.750, -156.000
UTC time 1929-09-26 04:50:56.000
Location Hilo
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-09-26

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