Earthquake details

Friday, July 18, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, July 18, 1941 at 03:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sparks (United States - US), about 82.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.000 and latitude 40.000.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.000, -119.000
UTC time 1941-07-18 03:53:42.000
Location Reno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1941-07-18

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