Earthquake details

Sunday, August 18, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Sunday, August 18, 1957 at 10:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hilo (United States - US), about 233.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -155.467 and latitude 21.800.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 21.800, -155.467
UTC time 1957-08-18 10:41:56.000
Location Honolulu
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-08-18

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