Earthquake details

Thursday, August 4, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, August 4, 1977 at 16:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pahrump (United States - US), about 97.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.007 and latitude 37.087.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 37.087, -116.007
UTC time 1977-08-04 16:40:00.100
Location Pahrump
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-04

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