Earthquake details

Thursday, December 14, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, December 14, 1950 at 13:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reno (United States - US), about 65.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -120.067 and latitude 40.083.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.083, -120.067
UTC time 1950-12-14 13:24:19.000
Location Reno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1950-12-14

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