Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 31, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, December 31, 1941 at 06:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 160.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.378 and latitude 37.804.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.0 km
Coordinates	37.804, -118.378
UTC time	1941-12-31 06:48:44.030

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1941-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	160.1 km
Fresno	170.5 km
Madera	175.9 km
Visalia	183.0 km
Carson City	193.8 km
Merced	194.0 km
Tulare	197.4 km
Hanford	199.2 km
Porterville	201.7 km
Atwater	203.3 km
Turlock	220.3 km
Sparks	226.7 km

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