Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 10, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, March 10, 1931 at 03:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 230.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -125.000 and latitude 40.000.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.000, -125.000
UTC time 1931-03-10 03:28:53.000
Location San Francisco
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-03-10

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