Earthquake details

Sunday, November 9, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Sunday, November 9, 1980 at 04:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 249.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -125.343 and latitude 40.501.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.501, -125.343
UTC time 1980-11-09 04:09:08.800
Location San Francisco
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-11-09

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