Earthquake details

Saturday, April 14, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, April 14, 1962 at 07:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 249.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -125.310 and latitude 40.268.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.268, -125.310
UTC time 1962-04-14 07:53:14.700
Location San Francisco
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-04-14

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