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Friday, August 29, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, August 29, 1941 at 13:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sparks (United States - US), about 243.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.500 and latitude 41.500.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 41.500, -118.500
UTC time 1941-08-29 13:09:53.000
Location Reno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1941-08-29

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