Earthquake details

Monday, September 12, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Monday, September 12, 1966 at 16:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reno (United States - US), about 41.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -120.260 and latitude 39.395.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.395, -120.260
UTC time 1966-09-12 16:41:03.900
Location Reno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-09-12

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