Earthquake details

Friday, December 4, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, December 4, 1931 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salinas (United States - US), about 19.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -121.670 and latitude 36.500.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 36.500, -121.670
UTC time 1931-12-04 00:53:00.000
Location Salinas
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-12-04

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