Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 5, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, November 5, 1969 at 17:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lompoc (United States - US), about 81.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -121.341 and latitude 34.595.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 34.595, -121.341
UTC time 1969-11-05 17:54:09.410
Location Santa Maria
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-11-05

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