Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 3, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, June 3, 1936 at 09:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 279.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -125.676 and latitude 40.313.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.313, -125.676
UTC time 1936-06-03 09:15:16.760
Location San Francisco
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1936-06-03

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