Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 23, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, October 23, 1963 at 20:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hilo (United States - US), about 52.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -155.429 and latitude 19.387.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth -0.8 km
Coordinates 19.387, -155.429
UTC time 1963-10-23 20:24:06.180
Location Hilo
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-10-23

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