Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 5, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, August 5, 1930 at 11:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Barbara (United States - US), about 20.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.500 and latitude 34.500.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 34.500, -119.500
UTC time 1930-08-05 11:25:00.000
Location Santa Barbara
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-08-05

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