Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 4, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, July 4, 1961 at 04:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sparks (United States - US), about 190.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.400 and latitude 40.900.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.900, -118.400
UTC time 1961-07-04 04:56:00.000
Location Reno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1961-07-04

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