Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 27, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, May 27, 1980 at 14:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 109.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.806 and latitude 37.503.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	13.8 km
Coordinates	37.503, -118.806
UTC time	1980-05-27 14:50:56.810

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1980-05-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	109.7 km
Fresno	120.2 km
Madera	126.6 km
Visalia	137.6 km
Merced	150.0 km
Hanford	150.7 km
Tulare	152.1 km
Atwater	160.4 km
Porterville	161.2 km
Turlock	180.3 km
Los Banos	187.7 km
Ceres	190.2 km

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