Earthquake details

Thursday, August 7, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, August 7, 1952 at 16:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bakersfield (United States - US), about 37.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.094 and latitude 35.045.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 35.045, -119.094
UTC time 1952-08-07 16:31:50.610
Location Bakersfield
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-08-07

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