Earthquake details

Friday, July 28, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, July 28, 1950 at 17:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Centro (United States - US), about 34.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.448 and latitude 33.089.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 33.089, -115.448
UTC time 1950-07-28 17:50:46.290
Location El Centro
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1950-07-28

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