Earthquake details

Thursday, October 2, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, October 2, 1969 at 04:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rohnert Park (United States - US), about 9.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -122.807 and latitude 38.315.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.315, -122.807
UTC time 1969-10-02 04:56:49.050
Location Santa Rosa
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-10-02

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