Earthquake details

Monday, September 23, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Monday, September 23, 1963 at 14:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hemet (United States - US), about 5.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.938 and latitude 33.704.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.7 km
Coordinates 33.704, -116.938
UTC time 1963-09-23 14:41:52.790
Location Menifee
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-09-23

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