Earthquake details

Monday, December 31, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Monday, December 31, 1956 at 17:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carson City (United States - US), about 125.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.930 and latitude 38.250.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	38.250, -118.930
UTC time	1956-12-31 17:37:45.000

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Carson City	125.1 km
Sparks	159.8 km
Reno	161.7 km
Merced	172.6 km
Clovis	172.7 km
Madera	174.7 km
Atwater	178.6 km
Fresno	183.0 km
Turlock	188.2 km
Ceres	192.4 km
El Dorado Hills	193.7 km
Modesto	193.8 km

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