Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 4, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, August 4, 1959 at 07:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 136.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.417 and latitude 37.501.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.0 km
Coordinates	37.501, -118.417
UTC time	1959-08-04 07:36:58.290

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-08-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	136.6 km
Fresno	146.6 km
Visalia	151.8 km
Madera	157.6 km
Tulare	166.1 km
Porterville	168.5 km
Hanford	170.3 km
Merced	184.0 km
Atwater	194.5 km
Delano	206.5 km
Turlock	214.6 km
Carson City	219.5 km

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