Earthquake details

Friday, July 5, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, July 5, 1968 at 00:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Barbara (United States - US), about 31.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.723 and latitude 34.139.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 0.2 km
Coordinates 34.139, -119.723
UTC time 1968-07-05 00:45:16.740
Location Ventura
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-07-05

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