Earthquake details

Thursday, May 30, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, May 30, 1968 at 00:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bend (United States - US), about 231.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.800 and latitude 42.300.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates 42.300, -119.800
UTC time 1968-05-30 00:35:59.800
Location Reno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-05-30

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