Earthquake details

Thursday, April 3, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, April 3, 1980 at 03:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fairbanks (United States - US), about 208.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -149.567 and latitude 63.149.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 92.0 km
Coordinates 63.149, -149.567
UTC time 1980-04-03 03:46:04.300
Location Anchorage
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-04-03

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