Earthquake details

Sunday, October 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Sunday, October 7, 1979 at 20:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carson City (United States - US), about 108.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.326 and latitude 38.248.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 3.1 km
Coordinates 38.248, -119.326
UTC time 1979-10-07 20:54:40.750
Location Fresno
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-07

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