Earthquake details

Monday, August 9, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Monday, August 9, 1943 at 05:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 194.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.086 and latitude 38.005.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.005, -118.086
UTC time	1943-08-09 05:30:08.350

Location	Clovis
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1943-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	194.1 km
Carson City	195.0 km
Fresno	204.5 km
Madera	209.6 km
Visalia	214.9 km
Sparks	223.4 km
Merced	225.3 km
Reno	226.5 km
Tulare	229.3 km
Porterville	231.2 km
Hanford	232.4 km
Atwater	234.0 km

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