Earthquake details

Monday, October 6, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Monday, October 6, 1941 at 06:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 221.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -125.000 and latitude 40.400.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.400, -125.000
UTC time 1941-10-06 06:59:00.000
Location Sacramento
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1941-10-06

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