Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, May 4, 1939 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Henderson (United States - US), about 16.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -114.817 and latitude 35.967.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 35.967, -114.817
UTC time 1939-05-04 20:44:46.800
Location Henderson
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-05-04

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