Earthquake details

Friday, April 13, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, April 13, 1962 at 15:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carson City (United States - US), about 108.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.455 and latitude 38.222.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.0 km
Coordinates	38.222, -119.455
UTC time	1962-04-13 15:38:51.900

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1962-04-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Carson City	108.3 km
Merced	136.6 km
Atwater	140.6 km
Turlock	146.7 km
Sparks	148.4 km
Reno	148.8 km
Ceres	149.3 km
Modesto	150.1 km
Madera	150.2 km
El Dorado Hills	150.9 km
Clovis	157.0 km
Folsom	158.4 km

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