Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 18, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, January 18, 1950 at 01:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Springville (United States - US), about 101.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -110.500 and latitude 40.500.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.500, -110.500
UTC time 1950-01-18 01:55:51.000
Location Salt Lake City
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1950-01-18

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