Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 30, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, September 30, 1981 at 11:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 112.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.865 and latitude 37.584.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	3.1 km
Coordinates	37.584, -118.865
UTC time	1981-09-30 11:53:26.190

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	112.5 km
Fresno	123.1 km
Madera	126.6 km
Visalia	144.6 km
Merced	146.4 km
Hanford	156.2 km
Atwater	156.4 km
Tulare	159.1 km
Porterville	169.6 km
Turlock	175.2 km
Ceres	184.6 km
Los Banos	185.2 km

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