Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, October 4, 1978 at 17:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 123.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.655 and latitude 37.553.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.6 km
Coordinates 37.553, -118.655
UTC time 1978-10-04 17:39:02.460
Location Fresno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-04

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