Earthquake details

Thursday, September 21, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, September 21, 1972 at 15:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pahrump (United States - US), about 97.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.038 and latitude 37.082.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 0.6 km
Coordinates 37.082, -116.038
UTC time 1972-09-21 15:30:00.480
Location Pahrump
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-21

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