Earthquake details

Saturday, November 8, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, November 8, 1980 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 202.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -124.784 and latitude 40.535.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.535, -124.784
UTC time 1980-11-08 23:07:10.400
Location Sacramento
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-11-08

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