Earthquake details

Saturday, September 26, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, September 26, 1953 at 03:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reno (United States - US), about 14.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.980 and latitude 39.530.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 39.530, -119.980
UTC time 1953-09-26 03:34:29.000
Location Reno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-09-26

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