Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, June 6, 1973 at 13:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pahrump (United States - US), about 119.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.346 and latitude 37.245.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 37.245, -116.346
UTC time 1973-06-06 13:00:00.100
Location Las Vegas
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1973-06-06

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