Earthquake details

Sunday, June 14, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Sunday, June 14, 1953 at 04:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Centro (United States - US), about 12.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.504 and latitude 32.892.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 32.892, -115.504
UTC time 1953-06-14 04:17:26.700
Location El Centro
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-06-14

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