Earthquake details

Thursday, July 22, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, July 22, 1937 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fairbanks (United States - US), about 48.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -146.820 and latitude 64.626.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 64.626, -146.820
UTC time 1937-07-22 17:09:32.270
Location Fairbanks
Country United States (US)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1937-07-22

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